A small town’s climate crisis unearths ancient evils, blending gritty drama with darkly comic, epic mystery.
Suspenseful. A full-attention watch at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Netflix.
It stays inside its TV-MA, with moderate sex and nudity, and strong violence.
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A small Norwegian town experiencing warm winters and violent downpours seems to be headed for another Ragnarök -- unless someone intervenes in time.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
The Originals (2013)Dark satire · gritty · full attention · brutal violenceMillennia-old vampires reclaim their city with darkly comic vengeance in this gritty, suspenseful, epic drama.
Grimm (2011)Gritty · full attention · strong violence · measuredA Portland detective’s grim lineage pulls him into a darkly comic and pulpy world of supernatural crime.
Dark (2017)Suspenseful · full attention · strong violence · emotionally devastatingA missing child unravels a bleak, surreal mystery spanning generations, forcing families to confront their intertwined, gritty past.
FROM (2022)Properly scary · graphic gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyTrapped residents in a nightmarish town fight for normalcy and survival against terrifying nocturnal forest creatures.
Supernatural (2005)Properly scary · light gore · strong violence · emotionally heavyTwo brothers hunt down dark, demonic forces across America with gritty, suspenseful, and witty encounters.
Black Mirror (2011)Dark satire · bleak · full attention · strong violenceEach standalone story explores the chilling, darkly comedic consequences of technology on human society.
Game of Thrones (2011)Epic · full attention · brutal violence · graphic goreNoble families clash in an epic, gritty war for control, while an ancient evil awakens in the frozen north.
The Expanse (2015)Gritty · late-night trip · strong violence · emotionally heavyA hardened detective and a rogue captain race across the solar system to expose an epic conspiracy.Ragnarok is on our Dystopias and Mystery on Netflix lists.
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