Alias Grace
Created by Sarah Polley
A slow-burn psychological miniseries that uses the psychiatrist-patient frame to excavate memory, trauma, and unreliable truth from inside a woman's fractured consciousness.
Based on the true story of Grace Marks, a housemaid and immigrant from Ireland who was imprisoned in 1843, perhaps wrongly, for the murder of her employer Thomas Kinnear. Grace claims to have no memory of the murder yet the facts are irrefutable. A decade after, Dr. Simon Jordan tries to help Grace recall her past.
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Where to watch
- StreamNetflix
Questions people ask
Is Alias Grace one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of series.
Is Alias Grace sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of series.
Does Alias Grace leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Alias Grace easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is Alias Grace scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 73% of series.
Is Alias Grace violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
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Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Familiar shape, done well.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Everything like Alias Grace, and what each one shares →
Like Alias Grace
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Alias Grace
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Alias Grace, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Alias Grace, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Alias Grace, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
