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Gracepoint

Name: Gracepoint
Genre: Mystery, Crime, Drama
Released: 2014-10-02
Cast: David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Michael Peña, Virginia Kull, Jacki Weaver

2014 | 1 seasons | 43 min | Mystery, Crime, Drama

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With a small audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it: Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Mare of Easttown or The Outsider, start here.
The mood: Tense, dark and gritty.
The pace: One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 43 minutes, about 7 hours in all.
What might put you off: Rated TV-MA: expect violence.

When a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach, a major police investigation gets underway in the small California seaside town where the tragedy occurred. Soon deemed a homicide, the case sparks a media frenzy, which throws the boy's family into further turmoil and upends the lives of all of the town's residents.

How it earned its rating

CriticsSolid
64% on Rotten Tomatoes, 62 on Metacritic
AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 110K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Created by Chris Chibnall

David TennantEmmett Carver
Anna GunnEllie Miller
Michael PeñaMark Solano
Virginia KullBeth Solano
Jacki WeaverSusan Wright
Josh HamiltonJoe Miller
Kevin RankinPaul Coates
Kevin ZegersOwen Burke
Jessica LucasRenee Clemons
Stephen Louis GrushVince Novik