Chiefs

Chiefs

Created by Robert W. Lenski

On CBS

19831 season3 episodes70 min7.9 / 10

A three-part literary mystery spanning four decades that traces how institutional failure and generational trauma enable a serial killer to evade justice.

Three different police chiefs in three different eras become involved in a growing mystery -- who is the mass murderer behind the killing of transient youths in and around the fictional southern town of Delano over a forty year period?

Questions people ask

  • Is Chiefs scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.

  • Is Chiefs violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.

  • Does Chiefs leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.

  • Is Chiefs sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.

  • Is Chiefs easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.

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.

37/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

You have seen this shape before.

Rarity9

How unlike any other series this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love47

How much audiences actually like it

The highest scores in the catalogue →

Ensemble

Like Chiefs

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Chiefs

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Chiefs, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Chiefs, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Chiefs, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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