TV series

Cell 8

2022 · 1 season

A slow-burning, sombre Nordic crime drama that weighs heavy questions of justice and guilt with quiet, mounting tension.

Overview: Follows detectives Mariana Hermansson and Ewert Grens, as they get into a mysterious and increasingly dark series of events.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, death, guilt, mystery
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
death
guilt
mystery
corruption
Places: big city
prison
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild