
Wakefield
Taste attributes: dramamysteryslowfresh & originalheavyintricateenclosedcomplex relationshipsolving the riddle/not as it seems
Boxlist takeA layered mystery series that is original and heavy. Best if you like surprises over comfort.
Taste details
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: very intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
Quality rating
7.1 /10
TMDB · 35 votes
Where to watch
We don't know of anywhere to watch Wakefield in the US right now.
Season
Season 1
· 2021 · 8 episodesEpisodes (8)
1Episode 118 Apr 2021
James is a running his finance business from the ward, Ivy is running from the screaming baby she can't bond with and when a song gets stuck in Nik's head, it triggers deeply buried memories he doesn't understand.
2Episode 225 Apr 2021
Raff's Loyalty to Genevieve is seriously tested when her sexual desire runs rampant. Kareena's attraction to Nik is reawakened. And Nik inadvertently injures Tessa when he steps in to protect Linda
3Episode 32 May 2021
As Nik searches for the ring that once belonged to his mother, memories of a catastrophic flood in India invade his consciousness, and we discover this is the ring he once used to propose to Kareena.
4Episode 49 May 2021
Kareena suggests that distressing phenomenon Nik's experiencing - that he's observing himself from outside of his own body - could be related to trauma from his past and we learn the person who died was a family member.
5Episode 516 May 2021
James suffers a catastrophic loss of identity, Tessa discovers her mother has disposed of all her belongings, and when Nik's mother comes to stay, memories of his baby brother plague him.
6Episode 623 May 2021
High on his successful application for the job, and with Come on Eileen finally out of his head. Nik's job application is successful and his desire for Kareena evolves into an invitation.
7Episode 730 May 2021
In the lead up to Renuka's wedding, Nik realises the details around his brother's death don't add up and while he continues to care for his patients, his grip on his own sanity is slipping.
8Episode 86 Jun 2021
Ejected from his sister's wedding, rapidly unravelling, Nik returns to Wakefield where his obsession over a missing puzzle piece culminates in his total recall of the horrifying truth of his past.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
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Synopsis
Nikhil Katira is a psychiatric nurse working at Wakefield, a facility perched on the edge of Australia's spectacular Blue Mountains. There's one problem - while his patients are getting better, he's getting worse.
Synopsis: TMDB
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Details
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2021
- Episode length
- 60 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- Jungle Entertainment
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