From Netflix:
When pregnant, 12-year-old Tui tries to kill herself in a freezing New Zealand lake, Detective Robin Griffin has plenty of questions for the girl. But when Tui suddenly disappears, Griffin finds herself knee-deep in small-town secrets.
Just about everything happens in this gritty, tough TV series taking place in a remote location in New Zealand. To name just of the few features:
- An amoral, cruel hillbilly family that kills, rapes, manufactures illegal drugs, etc.
- A cult-like compound for women who have had bad experiences and are sometimes completely naked.
- Child molestation
- Gang rape
- A mother dying of cancer
- Self-flagellation
- Dishonest police officers
- A very capable woman detective (played by Elizabeth Moss) trying to get on with her life while dealing with her troubled past
- Quite a few nude sex scenes
- A not quite civilized society
- Several murders
Yes, this is one crazy TV series. Elizabeth Moss, who played Peggy in “Mad Men”, does a terrific job. But all the actors do wonderful jobs.
You might not want to eat a full meal before watching. Nonetheless, for me at least, in the category of gritty this series is a DO NOT MISS!