TV series

El Foundou

2021–2022 · 2 seasons

A sombre, slow-burning search for truth that keeps you tense and invested as secrets unspool.

Overview: As Yahia is imprisoned for killing Maryam, he serves his sentence, and decides to look for the real killer to clear his name.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Justice, guilt, isolation, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
guilt
isolation
family
power
Places: big city
small town
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild