TV series

The Intruder

2025 · 1 season

A slow-building domestic unease that keeps you watching the perfect stranger in your home with mounting dread.

Overview: Paula, 40, must return to work after maternity leave but feels overwhelmed. She hires Tess as an au pair who seems perfect. As strange incidents multiply, Paula suspects Tess has dark intentions, but no one believes her warnings.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, obsession, parenthood, deception
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: isolation
obsession
parenthood
deception
identity
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild