TV series

Kingdom of Crooked...

2005 · 1 season

A gritty, twisty investigative ride through eerie cases, blending crime procedural with dark mystery and a touch of the supernatural.

Overview: Journalist Alexander Vetrov is a sensation hunter. His specialty is mysterious incidents and murders. Each of his materials is the result of an independent investigation. Every now and then Alexander gets involved in dangerous adventures that can cost him his life. But even that doesn't stop the resourceful stringer. Alexander will have to solve the mystery of the return to the Sablinsky caves of the legendary strangler from the distant 50s, find the werewolves terrorizing the city, expose the criminals involved in organ transplantation, unravel the almost mystical case of the cursed apartment...
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and cynical. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, crime, corruption, obsession
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
corruption
obsession
survival
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild