Special Unit 2
Monsters are real. Deal with it!
Created by Evan Katz
On UPN
A lighthearted creature-of-the-week procedural that treats supernatural threats as a comedic urban problem to be solved by two detectives with chemistry and wisecracks.
Detectives Nick O'Malley and Kate Benson work in Special Unit 2, a secret precinct of the Chicago Police Department whose sole charge is to protect the city's citizens from Links, a malicious paranormal species that is the missing link between man and beast.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Is Special Unit 2 sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of series.
Is Special Unit 2 violent? Somewhat. More violent than 71% of series.
Is Special Unit 2 scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.
Is Special Unit 2 easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 61% of series.
Does Special Unit 2 leave you hopeful? 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.
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 Special Unit 2
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Special Unit 2
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Special Unit 2, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Special Unit 2, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Special Unit 2, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
