They Were Ten
Based on the worldwide best-selling novel by Agatha Christie.
Created by Bruno Dega, Jeanne Le Guillou
On M6
A tense, paranoid murder mystery built on isolation and mutual suspicion, where ten strangers trapped on an island become each other's threat.
Ten people, five women, five men, are invited to a luxury hotel on a deserted tropical island. They soon realize they are completely isolated, cut off from the rest of the word and all means of communication, which rapidly becomes their worst nightmare.
Clusters
Questions people ask
Does They Were Ten leave you hopeful? No. Less hopeful than 95% of series.
Is They Were Ten easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 88% of series.
Is They Were Ten scary? Yes. More frightening than 87% of series.
Is They Were Ten sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is They Were Ten 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.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
You have seen this shape before.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like They Were Ten
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as They Were Ten
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like They Were Ten, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like They Were Ten, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like They Were Ten, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
