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Discretion

1 season

A sleek, slow-burning legal thriller that keeps you leaning in as polished power games and buried secrets tighten around a young lawyer.

Created by
Matt Shakman
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Josh Lucas
Overview
Lenny, a summer associate at a prestigious Dallas law firm, uncovers a web of NDAs masking a dark truth. When she realizes she signed the same agreement, her discoveries put her in the crosshairs of the firm's most powerful female partner Sharon - upending their mentor-protégé dynamic and raising the question: who gets to keep secrets, and at what cost?

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Created by
Matt Shakman
Genres
Drama, Mystery
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Josh Lucas
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • corruption
  • betrayal
  • sexuality
  • justice
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour2
Realism7
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
drama, mystery
Created by
Matt Shakman
Written by
Chandler Baker
Starring
Nicole Kidman, Elle Fanning, Josh Lucas, Stephan James, Colton Ryan
Length
1 seasons, 1 episodes
Network
Paramount+
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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