TV series

The Spectacular

2022 · 1 season

A tense, brooding procedural that immerses you in a grim cat-and-mouse game with a constant sense of unease.

Overview: In the late 1980s, a Dutch anti-terrorism detective sets out to take down an IRA cell ruthlessly targeting English military personnel on leave in the south of the Netherlands.
How it feels: Tense, dark, bleak and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, violence, politics, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
violence
politics
obsession
justice
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild