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Roanoak

1986 · 1 season

A somber historical drama that unfolds slowly, weighing cultural collision and loss with a quiet, uneasy gravity.

Created by
Jan Egleson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Victor Garber, Paul Guilfoyle, Patrick Kilpatrick
Overview
The story chronicles the first recorded meeting in the late 16th century between British explorers-settlers and Native Americans in what is now North Carolina, and the conflicts that ensued between the two diverse cultures before this early settlement mysteriously vanished.

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Created by
Jan Egleson
Genres
Drama
Starring
Victor Garber, Paul Guilfoyle, Patrick Kilpatrick
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Tone
  • earneststrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 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
  • colonialism
  • power
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • race
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Jan Egleson
Starring
Victor Garber, Paul Guilfoyle, Patrick Kilpatrick, Joseph Runningfox, Will Sampson, Adrian Sparks, Tino Juarez, Eddie Benton-Banai
Cinematography
Misha Suslov
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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