The Pleasure Principle
Murder knows no borders
On Canal+
A grim international serial-killer procedural that distributes its investigation across three detectives in four post-communist cities, building tension through the slow convergence of separate cases.
Mysterious murders has been committed in four post-communist cities: Warsaw, Prague, Odesa, and Leipzig. The investigations are carried out by three absolutely different in many aspects criminal police officers. Independently of one another, they soon come to the conclusion that all four murders are connected. Now, to solve the crimes they have to work together.
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Questions people ask
Is The Pleasure Principle scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is The Pleasure Principle violent? Yes. More violent than 81% of series.
Does The Pleasure Principle leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 73% of series.
Is The Pleasure Principle easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 70% of series.
Is The Pleasure Principle sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% 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.
You have seen this shape before.
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How much more it delivers than it promises
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Ensemble
Like The Pleasure Principle
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as The Pleasure Principle
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like The Pleasure Principle, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like The Pleasure Principle, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like The Pleasure Principle, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
