TV series

Alter Ego

2023 · 1 season

A brooding, slow-burning crime drama steeped in small-town secrets and carnival masks, where past sins haunt the present.

Overview: During the traditional carnival celebrations, the dead body of a young girl is found near the small town of Bellinzona, in Southern Switzerland. The officers engaged in the case find themselves investigating crimes rooted in a past full of shadows.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Mystery, guilt, memory, crime
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: mystery
guilt
memory
crime
isolation
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild