TV series

Mousetrap

2026 · 1 season

A clammy, paranoid spiral where every knock at the door could be you arriving to take your own life back.

Tagline: Prove I'm real or I'm the imposter.
Overview: A reclusive writer wakes to find his identity stolen — and must ally with a ruthless loan shark to reclaim his life from a man known as "The Rat."
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Identity, obsession, guilt, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
guilt
betrayal
deception
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
unreliable narrator
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild