TV series

Black Butterflies

2022 · 1 season

A slow, shadowy descent into a stranger's memories that leaves you uneasy and quietly complicit.

Overview: Low on inspiration for his second book, a gloomy novelist agrees to write a memoir for a dying man — and swiftly becomes part of his bloodstained past.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, crime, love, betrayal
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: obsession
crime
love
betrayal
memory
Places: countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
unreliable narrator
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild