TV series

Spoorloos

2018 · 5 seasons

A slow, brooding small-town crime drama where secrets surface quietly and unease lingers in every conversation.

Overview: Spoorloos is a South African crime drama anthology television series created by Ilse van Hemert and developed by Ochre Moving Pictures. The first season is based on the 2014 novel Daddy Long Legs by Vernon W. Baumann and set in the fictional town of Digtersdal in the Eastern Cape. Each subsequent season follows a new small town and cast of characters.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, mystery, deception, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
eeriestrength 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
mystery
deception
isolation
family
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild