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The Chemistry of Death

2023 · 1 season

A somber, slow-burning crime drama that wraps you in quiet dread as a haunted expert confronts rural murders and his own past.

Created by
Richard Clark
Genres
Crime
Starring
Harry Treadaway, Roger Morlidge, Jon Rumney
Overview
When bodies begin turning up in the tranquil English countryside that he has recently made home, a forensic anthropologist helps local police in a race against time.

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Created by
Richard Clark
Genres
Crime
Starring
Harry Treadaway, Roger Morlidge, Jon Rumney
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 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
  • grief
  • isolation
  • crime
  • trauma
  • mystery
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
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
Horror4
Humour1
Realism7
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
crime
Created by
Richard Clark
Written by
Sukey Fisher
Starring
Harry Treadaway, Roger Morlidge, Jon Rumney, George Hannigan, Stuart Bowman, Lewis Gribben, Sophie Sloan, Katie Leung
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 46 min each
Network
Paramount+
Country
Germany, United Kingdom
Languages
English

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