A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
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What it feels like
measureddarkintenselayeredseriouspersonalhauntinggrittyunsettling
What it's about
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TV Series2013–2017
Top of the Lake
Created by Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
An Emmy-nominated crime drama series created by Jane Campion.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 71%
of all TV shows · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
7.0/10
414 ratings
About Top of the Lake
- Pacing
- Measured (4 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Intense (7 of 9)
- Complexity
- Layered (6 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Personal (4 of 9)
- Spirit
- Haunting (3 of 9)
- Texture
- Gritty, Unsettling
- Story Tags
- trauma recovery, social injustice, isolation loneliness, sexual violence, international, small town, wilderness, strangers forced together, close friendship, detective investigator, outsider misfit, mystery disappearance, season arc, slow burn reveal