Shetland fingerprintStrong craft, striking style, no humor.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Crime, mystery, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Shetland is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and moving. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Crime, mystery, and everyday modern life
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around crime, mystery, and everyday modern life. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and storytelling
The direction, performances, and storytelling stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
Based on the GoodWatch fingerprint: our scores for 70+ attributes of every show. Select a row to see all of them.
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Murder is only a ferry ride away.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Shetland is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, BritBox, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and Fandango At Home. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 73/100 (IMDb 8.3 and Metacritic 70). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated TV-PG in the United States. Content advisories: violence, strong language, and disturbing imagery.
10 seasons
It has 10 seasons with 62 episodes of about 60 minutes each and is still in production.
Yes. Critics average 70 and audiences 76 out of 100, so both groups see Shetland much the same way.
It started in 2013 and is still in production.
It was made in English. Produced in United Kingdom.
+10GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Shetland in 24 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 76 storytelling tropes for Shetland, including Blood from Every Orifice, Police Are Useless, What Happened to the Mouse?.
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