TV series

The Scarab Flies at Dusk

2025 · 1 season

A slow-burning, atmospheric mystery that blends youthful curiosity with a creeping sense of ancient dread, set against a nostalgic small-town backdrop.

Created by: Atle Knudsen
Genres: Drama, Family, Mystery
Starring: Hjalmar Löfmark Yilmaz, Moa Nåsander, Einar Alvarado Lönberg

Overview: Three teenagers in a small Swedish town investigating a 3000-year-old cursed Egyptian statue in 1976. They uncover mysterious events linked to the statue's past that have implications in the present.

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Created by: Atle Knudsen
Genres: Drama, Family, Mystery
Starring: Hjalmar Löfmark Yilmaz, Moa Nåsander, Einar Alvarado Lönberg

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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
friendship
coming-of-age
fate
family
Places: small town
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none