Television series

Glitch

Name: Glitch
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Supernatural
Released: 2015
Cast: Patrick Brammall, Emma Booth, Sean Keenan, Hannah Monson, Rodger Corser

Glitch is an Australian supernatural mystery about six people who inexplicably rise from the dead in a small town cemetery with no memory of who they are. A local cop and doctor must hide them while uncovering their connection and why they've returned. It's eerie and intimate, balancing procedural mystery with intimate character work—for those who want their science fiction grounded in emotion.

TVMaze rating

3.7

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like a slow-burn mystery where the supernatural is treated as a practical, messy problem, with ordinary people fumbling to keep a secret and the small-town paperwork of it all.

Skip it if you want the mystery cracked quickly, since it lingers on the unease and the logistics of the situation rather than rushing toward explanations.

What it asks of you: Eighteen hour-long episodes spread over three seasons, with long stretches of quiet investigation and slow-building unease before answers begin to surface.

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