Black Cake
TV Series2023Canceled

Black Cake

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalmysteryslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

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"She would do anything to escape her past."

Boxlist takeExpect a serious, intricate drama series, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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  • Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it
  • Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Eleanor Bennett loses her battle with cancer, leaving her children a flash drive that holds untold stories of her journey from the Caribbean to America; the stories shock her children and challenge everything they know about their family's origin.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

complex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Chipo ChungRupert EvansAshley ThomasAdrienne WarrenRebecca Calder

Details

Genre
Drama
Year
2023
Status
Canceled
Studio
Harpo Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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