The Living and the Dead
What lies beneath should be left beneath.
Created by Matthew Graham, Ashley Pharoah
On BBC One, BBC America
A brooding Victorian paranormal investigation that treats the supernatural as a lens for psychological unraveling and marital strain.
Somerset 1894. When a pioneering Victorian psychologist brings his vivacious young wife to live on his family's estate, he is confronted by one disturbing case after another. Are these strange events linked merely by coincidence, or is there something more sinister - more supernatural - going on at Shepzoy?
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Questions people ask
Is The Living and the Dead scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of series.
Is The Living and the Dead sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of series.
Does The Living and the Dead leave you hopeful? Barely. Less hopeful than 88% of series.
Is The Living and the Dead easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 75% of series.
Is The Living and the Dead 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 The Living and the Dead
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Living and the Dead
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Living and the Dead, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Living and the Dead, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Living and the Dead, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
