TV series

To Cook a Bear

2025 · 1 season

A slow, brooding plunge into a cold village where faith and fear blur, leaving you unsettled and watchful.

Overview: In Northern Sweden, 1852, a new pastor and his family arrive in Kengis, a village riddled with disorder.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Faith, isolation, power, family
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 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: faith
isolation
power
family
survival
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild