The City and the City (2018)

Directed by

Tom Shankland

Genre

drama television series, science fiction television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 4 episodes

Rated

16

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 47 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A detective investigates a young woman's murder in two intertwined cities that coexist in the same physical space but whose citizens are forbidden to acknowledge each other. The case forces him to navigate the strange rules and hidden connections between Besźel and Ul Qoma.

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What happens

The City and the City is a British television serial, first screened in April 2018. It is a science-fiction/crime drama, based on the novel of the same name by China Miéville. The story follows the investigation of a young woman's murder in the unusual twin cities of Besźel and Ul Qoma. The miniseries was produced by Mammoth Screen for BBC Two, scripted by Tony Grisoni and directed by Tom Shankland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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