Edge of Darkness
Edge of Darkness Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 7.9 |
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"Grief curdles into a nuclear-age conspiracy thriller"
A grieving detective investigating his daughter's shooting death stumbles into a web of nuclear secrets, corporate cover-ups, and environmental conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of government. This British miniseries is slow-burning and moody, trading action for dread and paranoia. It's talky, atmospheric, and unafraid to let silence and ambiguity do the work, anchored by a haunting central performance and an eerie, memorable score. It rewards patience with a genuinely unsettling sense of creeping dread rather than conventional thriller payoffs.
the lead performance's slow unraveling from grief into obsessive, paranoid pursuit of the truth.
you want fast-paced plotting rather than a moody, dialogue-heavy political slow burn.
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All Seasons
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Compassionate Leave | 8.0 | 197 | 54 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Into the Shadows | 7.9 | 172 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Burden of Proof | 7.9 | 168 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Breakthrough | 8.1 | 157 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | Northmoor | 8.2 | 158 | 50 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Fusion | 7.9 | 151 | 55 min |