TV series

The Game

2025 · 2 seasons

A slow-creeping unease settles in as a retired man's fixation on a neighbour tightens, keeping you watchful and quietly anxious.

Overview: While haunted by memories of a failed arrest that allowed the Ripton Stalker to remain free, retired detective Inspector Huw Miller becomes suspicious of his enigmatic new neighbour Patrick Harbottle.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, mystery, guilt, crime
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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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: obsession
mystery
guilt
crime
isolation
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild