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FBI TRUE

2023 · 8 seasons

Retired agents trade war stories over footage, making grim cases feel like tense, human conversations.

Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Chuck Berger, Cindy Coppola, Ari Mahairas
Tagline
Real agents. Untold stories.
Overview
A real-life look into FBI agents’ high-pressure world with never-before-seen surveillance video, interrogations with hostage takers and terrorists, and personal photos from the agents’ collections.

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Genres
Documentary, Crime
Starring
Chuck Berger, Cindy Coppola, Ari Mahairas
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • crime
  • justice
  • violence
  • conspiracy
  • loyalty
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • anthology
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary, crime
Starring
Chuck Berger, Cindy Coppola, Ari Mahairas, Kristy Kottis, Chuck Davis, Phil Torsney, Tommy MacDonald, Melissa Thomas
Length
8 seasons, 92 episodes
Network
CBS, Paramount+
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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