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Close to Home: Murder in the Coalfield

2022 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning crime drama that immerses you in a bleak small-town atmosphere and a detective's haunted past.

Created by
Till Franzen
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Mišel Matičević, Odine Johne, Marc Hosemann
Overview
When a grisly murder brings Detective Maik Briegand back to his small hometown, he finds himself dredging up bodies, clues and his own past traumas.

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  • Netflix
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Created by
Till Franzen
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Mišel Matičević, Odine Johne, Marc Hosemann
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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
  • crime
  • trauma
  • isolation
  • grief
  • mystery
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror3
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Till Franzen
Written by
Frauke Hunfeld, Silke Zertz
Starring
Mišel Matičević, Odine Johne, Marc Hosemann, Jacob Matschenz, Franz Schmidt, Ella Lee, Malik Blumenthal, Martina Schöne-Radunski
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 45 min each
Network
Das Erste
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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