TV series

Black Sun

2024 · 2 seasons

A grim, rain-soaked procedural that pulls you into a detective's private grief while the case tightens like a noose.

Overview: Investigator Igor Zhuk arrives at his new duty station in Vyborg, but fate does not let him go. When the disfigured body of a young girl is found in the nearby forest, he realizes that he has already seen a similar case. The brutal murder has something to do with the fate of his dead wife, and Igor decides to find the perpetrators by all means. He teams up with police Captain Chagin, a talented detective who is used to acting not according to the rules, but according to justice.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, obsession, crime, justice
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 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
obsession
crime
justice
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
procedural
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild