Is Shardlake easy watching?

Barely. Less comforting than 75% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More sad than 72% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Is Shardlake violent?

Somewhat. More violent than 64% of well-known series. This describes how the series comes across across its whole run, measured against other well-known series; it is not a content list.

Shardlake

Name: Shardlake
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Released: 2024
Rating: 6.682
Cast: Arthur Hughes, Anthony Boyle, Babou Ceesay, Paul Kaye, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis

God knows who did it.

Created by C. J. Sansom, Stephen Butchard

On Disney+

20241 season4 episodes6.7 / 10

A tense historical whodunit set in Tudor England where a lawyer investigates murder at a corrupt monastery, navigating deception and institutional power.

The year is 1536. Lawyer Matthew Shardlake finds his life turned upside down when Thomas Cromwell sends him to investigate a suspicious death at the remote monastery of Scarnsea. Deception, deceit, and corruption are rife as it soon becomes clear that the murder is not the first. Shardlake is drawn into a web of lies that threatens not only his integrity but his life.

Clusters

History's moral weight, thrillingly grim Guilt, Memory, and Broken Trust Grief, Guilt, and the Long Investigation

Genres

Drama Mystery

Keywords

Based On Novel Or Book Whodunit

Where to watch

StreamHulu

Questions people ask

Is Shardlake scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Does Shardlake leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 81% of series.
Is Shardlake easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is Shardlake sad? Somewhat. More sad than 72% of series.
Is Shardlake violent? Somewhat. More violent than 64% 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.

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