TV series

Things We Fear

2023 · 1 season

A quiet, creeping dread settles in as small-town secrets and old wounds slowly surface, keeping you uneasy and watchful throughout.

Overview: Will the truth come out? Seventeen-year-old Lisa and her mother Franka move to the idyllic Black Forest because Lisa is suffering from panic attacks. But on the anniversary of a school shooting at the local high school, another tragedy occurs.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, grief, isolation, deception
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 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: trauma
grief
isolation
deception
memory
Places: small town
countryside
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild