Damnation
Created by Tony Tost
On USA Network
A dark, ideologically charged 1930s Western about class struggle and moral deception, built on the collision between a false prophet and industrial power.
Seth Davenport is masquerading as a small town Iowa preacher in the hopes of starting a full-blown insurrection against the status quo, unaware that an industrialist tycoon has hired a professional strikebreaker to stop the uprising by any means necessary. An epic saga of the secret history of the 1930’s American heartland, chronicling the mythic conflict and bloody struggle between big money and the downtrodden, God and greed, charlatans, and prophets.
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Questions people ask
Is Damnation violent? Yes, very. More violent than 92% of series.
Is Damnation scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Does Damnation leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Damnation sad? Yes. More sad than 79% of series.
Is Damnation 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.
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
Like Damnation
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Damnation
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Damnation, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Damnation, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Damnation, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
