TV series

The Blood Market

2019–2020 · 1 season

A heavy, slow pressure cooker of grief and powerlessness, where every negotiation feels like another loss.

Overview: After losing one of their children, a family is forced to give up their claim in the face of pressure and extortion from the Committee for Reformation of That Al-Bayin and the Sheikhs.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, power, corruption, family
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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
power
corruption
family
justice
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none