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The Consultant

2023 · 1 season

A queasy, deadpan workplace nightmare where a smiling stranger quietly turns office life into something sinister and absurd.

Created by: Tony Basgallop
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O'Grady

Overview: After an unspeakable tragedy at CompWare, a games studio based in downtown Los Angeles, a mysterious consultant, Regus Patoff, blows into town and takes charge.

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Created by: Tony Basgallop
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O'Grady

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
corruption
work
obsession
morality
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	5
Humour	5
Realism	6
Romance	1
Tension	7
Darkness	8
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Created by: Tony Basgallop
Written by: Tony Basgallop
Starring: Christoph Waltz, Nat Wolff, Brittany O'Grady, Aimee Carrero, Sydney Mae Díaz, Sloane Avery, Dianne Doan, Henry Rhoades
Music: Jeff Russo
Length: 1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network: Prime Video
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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