TV Talk Rec Fest: Mysteries or Horror

[yourlibrarian]

Welcome to day 5 of Rec Fest! Today please recommend shows which could be considered mysteries or horror. While these two formats can be quite different there may also be overlaps at times. Mysteries might include procedurals, detective series, or dramas which center on a mystery which runs for the whole series or on a season by season basis. Horror often includes supernatural events but may also overlap with the suspense genre where dread and fear predominate.

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Show Title:
Audience Rating: Young Children/All Ages/Teen and Up/Mature Content
Warnings: (Could include gory content, raunchy situations, explicit sex, offensive content, etc.)
Length of Episodes: (30 minutes/1 hour/Other)
Length of Series: (Number of seasons or number of episodes)
Why you recommend it: (What draws you to it? What niche does it fill/mood is it good for?)

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Detective L

[rogueslayer452]

Show Title: Detective L
Audience Rating: Teen and up
Warnings: Mild misogyny, mild violence
Length of Episodes: 35-40 minutes
Length of Series: 1 season, 24 episodes
Why you recommend it: Heavily inspired by Sherlock Holmes, this is a Chinese drama set in the 1930s where the brilliant and famous Detective Luo Fei and his newest assistant, recent police academy graduate Xiao Man, are solving various crimes and mysteries around Shanghai. It is a procedural, with each case lasting three episodes (so it's eight cases over the course of twenty four episodes).

There are a lot of detective cdramas out there, many which I have watched and really enjoyed, but for those who are interested in something Holmesian Detective L would definitely hit that spot. I'm a sucker for a good procedural crime solving mystery, and combining the aesthetic and vibe of the 1930s it's quite a visual treat. The only downside is that it ends on a cliffhanger and there is no follow-up, and the characters are interesting but there isn't much to further their backstory or development. But otherwise it's a pretty good and solid detective mystery. (watch the trailer)