Television series

Truth Seekers

Name: Truth Seekers
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Supernatural
Released: 2020
Cast: Nick Frost, Samson Kayo, Emma D'Arcy, Malcolm McDowell, Susan Wokoma

Truth Seekers is a comedy-horror series about two paranormal investigators whose YouTube channel investigations escalate from quirky hauntings into something genuinely sinister. It's warm and funny when it wants to be, genuinely creepy when it counts, and perfectly pitched between laughs and dread. Perfect for people who like their scares seasoned with charm.

TVMaze rating

3.3

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like two scruffy amateurs bickering over homemade gadgets while the jokes slowly curdle into something genuinely unsettling, and a sitcom-length episode is all you want.

Skip it if you want a straight-faced scare, since the jokes keep undercutting the dread and the chummy bickering can wear thin over eight episodes.

What it asks of you: Eight episodes of about half an hour each, so it's a short commitment; it lurches between goofy and grim quickly, and it rewards patience with the scruffy mood changes.

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