TV series

The Dark

2026 · 1 season

A brooding, slow-burning procedural that wraps a remote Scottish community in quiet dread and keeps you leaning in.

Overview: A serial killer stalks the Scottish wilderness. When a young man’s body is discovered, DI Monica Kennedy must catch the murderer before a small community is torn apart.
How it feels: Dark, tense, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Crime, isolation, grief, mystery
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 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: crime
isolation
grief
mystery
violence
Places: countryside
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild