Marchlands
Three families. Three decades. One tragedy.
Created by Stephen Greenhorn, David Schulner
On ITV1
A haunted-house miniseries that uses three temporal layers to explore grief, loss, and the supernatural persistence of tragedy across generations.
The gripping story of three different families living in the same house in the 1960’s, 1980’s and present day. The families are linked by the spirit of a young girl – the 1960’s family’s daughter who died in mysterious circumstances.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Marchlands sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of series.
Is Marchlands scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 98% of series.
Is Marchlands easy watching? No. Less comforting than 94% of series.
Does Marchlands leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is Marchlands 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Marchlands
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Marchlands
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Marchlands, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Marchlands, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Marchlands, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
