TV series

The Horror of Dolores Roach

2023 · 1 season

A grimly funny, blood-spattered descent that keeps you squirming and smirking as desperation turns grotesque.

Tagline: Nice to meat you.
Overview: After an unjust 16-year prison sentence, Dolores Roach returns to a gentrified Washington Heights, where she reunites with an old stoner friend, Luis, who lets her live and work as a masseuse in the basement under his empanada shop. When the promise of her newfound stability is quickly threatened, “Magic Hands” Dolores is driven to shocking extremes to survive.
How it feels: Dark, satirical, campy and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, class, crime
Content: Strong violence, gore and language. Mild sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
class
crime
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild