
The Longest Night
Taste attributes: crimeactiondramatried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancerescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
Boxlist takeA weighty crime series that is dark, grounded and gritty. Best if you like depth over escapism.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: tried and tested · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
6.9 /10
TMDB · 65 votes
Where to watch
Streaming data: JustWatch
Season
Season 1
· 2022 · 6 episodesEpisodes (6)
1Episode 18 Jul 2022
When serial killer Simón is captured and brought to a psychiatric prison, he disrupts the warden's Christmas Eve plans. But that's only the beginning.
2Episode 28 Jul 2022
Ruso and his group attempt to find another way to infiltrate Baruca. The patients start acting up and get suspicious they aren't being told the truth.
3Episode 38 Jul 2022
As the attackers make progress on the Green Block's door, Cherokee stages a revolt in Red Block and Hugo's kids are used as leverage.
4Episode 48 Jul 2022
With deaths piling up, the guards are forced to unite with the patients to fend off the attackers. Montes questions Hugo's judgment.
5Episode 58 Jul 2022
Montes and Hugo face off over Simón. Manuela makes a surprising accusation against Espada and begs Cherokee to retaliate on her behalf.
6Episode 68 Jul 2022
Just as the assailants close in on the Red Block, Hugo makes a last-ditch effort to fight back and save his kidnapped daughter, Laura.
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Armed forces surround a psychiatric prison in order to abduct an incarcerated serial killer — but aren't prepared for the battle that ensues.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Crime
- Year
- 2022
- Episode length
- 45 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Lazona
- Taste scores
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