TV series

Dam

2021 · 2 seasons

A slow-burning, atmospheric psychological thriller that burrows under your skin with its haunting sense of place and buried secrets.

Overview: Set in an Eastern Cape farming community, the story follows Yola who returns home from Chile for her father's funeral, only to be met by the ghosts of her past.
How it feels: Eerie, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, memory, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: grief
memory
isolation
family
identity
Places: countryside
small town
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild