The Fall

TV-MA

17 episodes3 seasons

US Release

~ A killer within reach. ~

Overview:

When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

Created by:

Allan Cubitt

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

5/12/2013

Last air date:

10/28/2016

Key words:

detective
investigation
northern ireland
serial killer
psychological thriller
thoughtful
psychological
violence
suspenseful
thriller
cruel
belfast

Seasons

Season 1

5 Episodes

Series 2

6 Episodes

Series 3

6 Episodes

Cast

Gillian Anderson

~ as ~

Stella Gibson

Jamie Dornan

~ as ~

Paul Spector

Niamh McGrady

~ as ~

Danielle "Dani" Ferrington

John Lynch

~ as ~

Jim Burns

Valene Kane

~ as ~

Rose Stagg

Bronagh Waugh

~ as ~

Sally Ann Spector

Aisling Franciosi

~ as ~

Katie Benedetto

Emmett Scanlan

~ as ~

Glenn Martin and 1 more

Stuart Graham

~ as ~

Matthew "Matt" Eastwood

Colin Morgan

~ as ~

Tom Anderson

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Reviews (1)

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erdnuesse
Written 2 month(s) ago
9
This is not your average crime investigation show.

It yet may be one of the best crime investigation shows ever made. Decently paced, meticulously accurate in terms of csi work as seen on the best shows without big spectacle or fuzz. More character building than most comparable shows. However, 2 episodes in and the criminal side gets way more screen time than I personally am comfortable with. The edit and screenplay underline the cruelty perfectly - nothing for overly sensitive people. There's just some sides of humanity no one should be entertained by, but the writers don't hold back any punches. (I also didn't watch more than one black mirror episode at a time for the same reason) If you're good with blatant display of cruelty you should definitely try the pilot. I'm still not sure how far I will be getting into the series, but if the beginning is an indicator of how well-made the show turns out, it's a clean recommendation.