The Capture (2019)

Genre

thriller television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

3 seasons, 18 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 333 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British police detective gets pulled into a conspiracy that uses deepfake technology to alter video evidence. She uncovers a secret program that edits live surveillance feeds to frame people and control what the public sees.

suspensefulparanoidgrittyfast-pacedintricateunsettlingtense

What happens

The Capture is a British conspiracy thriller television series created and written by Ben Chanan and produced by Heyday Television as part of Universal International Studios for the BBC. The series premiered on BBC One on 3 September 2019, with a second series premiering on 28 August 2022, and a third series on 8 March 2026. The series is centred on Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger), a fast-track Metropolitan Police detective drawn into a vast conspiracy involving real-time deepfake technology, mass surveillance, and manipulated video evidence. The narrative focuses on the dangers of a "post-truth" society, examining themes of political interference, state-sanctioned disinformation, and the ethical implications of covert intelligence operations. A central plot point is the practice of "Correction", a fictional programme used by intelligence agencies to edit live video feeds in real-time to create false "admissible" evidence and control public narratives. The Capture has received positive reviews from critics throughout its run, who have praised its tense narrative and its exploration of surveillance and digital manipulation, as well as the performances of Grainger and other lead actors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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