TV series

The Fear Index

2022 · 1 season

A sleek, paranoid slow-burn that keeps you leaning in, unsure whether the threat is the machine or the man.

Overview: Dr. Alex Hoffman, an American ex-pat physicist, creates an AI-driven system that exploits fear in the financial markets and operates at lightning speed to make big returns. But on the day of launch, Alex’s sanity is shaken after he is viciously attacked at his home by a man who knows all of his security codes. After more unexplained occurrences, Alex becomes convinced he’s being framed.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Technology, obsession, parenthood, conspiracy
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: technology
obsession
parenthood
conspiracy
madness
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild