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Alaska Daily

2022–2023 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning investigative drama that immerses you in a cold, remote world while untangling a grim mystery with quiet urgency.

Created by: Tom McCarthy
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Hilary Swank, Jeff Perry, Matt Malloy

Tagline: The deeper the mystery, the darker the truth.
Overview: A star journalist moves to Alaska for a fresh start after a career-killing misstep, and finds redemption personally and professionally joining a daily metro newspaper in Anchorage.

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Created by: Tom McCarthy
Genres: Drama, Crime
Starring: Hilary Swank, Jeff Perry, Matt Malloy

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
mystery
grief
identity
corruption
Places: big city
wilderness
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	8
Romance	2
Tension	6
Darkness	7
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, crime
Created by: Tom McCarthy
Written by: Jay Beattie, Gabriel Sherman, Chitra Elizabeth Sampath, Sandra Chwialkowska
Starring: Hilary Swank, Jeff Perry, Matt Malloy, Meredith Holzman, Grace Dove, Pablo Castelblanco, Ami Park, Craig Frank
Music: Peter Nashel
Cinematography: Michael Wale, Tim Orr
Length: 1 seasons, 11 episodes
Network: ABC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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