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Prime Suspect fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Prime Suspect is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Moving
Emotionally, it's moving.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, everyday modern life, and mystery
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, everyday modern life, and mystery. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout performances, characters, and direction
The performances, characters, and direction stand out.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Prime Suspect is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock, and BritBox in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on The CW, Pluto TV, and Plex. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Yes. It's widely acclaimed, with a GoodWatch score of 89/100 (IMDb 8.3 and Rotten Tomatoes 100%). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: violence, disturbing imagery, strong language, and sexual content.
7 seasons
It has 7 seasons with 15 episodes.
Not quite. Critics rate Prime Suspect higher (100) than audiences (78). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
It ran from 1991 to 2006 and has ended.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom, United States.
+23GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Prime Suspect in 37 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 45 storytelling tropes for Prime Suspect, including Acquitted Too Late, The Alcoholic, The Atoner.
8.3
