TV Series2020 · 1 season · 3 episodes · Ended

Black Narcissus

Name: Black Narcissus
Genre: Drama
Cast: Gemma Arterton, Alessandro Nivola, Aisling Franciosi, Diana Rigg, Jim Broadbent

Taste attributes: dramahistoricalromanceslowfresh & originalwholesomeheavyrealisticlinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiplove conquers allunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeEmotional and unhurried: a realistic drama series, heavy rather than light. Best if you like patience over pace.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

Quality rating

7.1 /10

TMDB · 96 votes

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Where to watch

Streaming data: JustWatch

Season

Season 1

· 2020 · 3 episodes

Episodes (3)

1Episode One23 Nov 2020
With the help of Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh and the Sisters of St. Faith run a school at the mysterious palace of Mopu in the Himalayas. But is the palace haunted?
2Episode Two23 Nov 2020
Sister Clodagh begins to lose control of the convent. Feelings come to a head between Clodagh, Ruth and Mr. Dean at the Christmas celebration.
3Episode Three23 Nov 2020
As Dilip Rai and Kanchi are discovered together, Clodagh and Ruth clash over Mr. Dean. All the nuns must confront their desires…with tragic consequences.

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Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
Setting / scale: Small / confined, just how this profile likes it
Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it

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Synopsis

Himalayas, 1934. A remote clifftop palace once known as the ‘House of Women’ holds many dark secrets. When the young nuns of St. Faith attempt to establish a mission there, its haunting mysteries awaken forbidden desires that seem destined to repeat a terrible tragedy. Adaptation of the 1939 novel by Rumer Godden.

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