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The Lost Room

2006 · 1 season

A puzzle-box hunt through ordinary doors and strange objects, quietly tense and steeped in low-budget mystery.

Created by: Christopher Leone
Genres: Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Peter Jacobson

Tagline: Some doors are better left closed.
Overview: A detective investigates a mysterious motel room, which acts as a portal to an alternate universe.

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Created by: Christopher Leone
Genres: Mystery, Sci-fi & fantasy
Starring: Peter Krause, Julianna Margulies, Peter Jacobson

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Tone
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
obsession
family
fate
power
Places: road trip
big city
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	5
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	2
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	8
Emotional weight	6

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