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Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

Where vengeance resides.

2024Ended1 season10 episodes~50 min/epTV-MAMidcredits score: 23rd percentile of all shows

A series of heinous crimes have unsettled a small community, and Detective Lois Tryon feels they are eerily personal, as if someone—or something—is taunting her.

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As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Grotesquerie streaming on Hulu and to rent or buy on Apple TV and Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Grotesquerie?

Grotesquerie earns 2 badges, led by Overhyped and Heavy for a TV-MA show.

  • Reception
  • Content

Reception

Is Grotesquerie worth watching?

Grotesquerie's Midcredits score is the 23rd percentile of all shows, from 12K ratings across 2 sources. 53% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

23rd percentile

Better received than 23% of shows

14th percentile among Crime26th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)28th
Approval (how many liked it)21st

Acclaim

Mixed: Rating-distribution shape vs the catalog

How much people like it

66 /100

28th percentile of all shows

19th percentile among Crime31st percentile among 2020s

Rating distribution

Ratings scatter across the whole scale — one of the most divisive reactions in the catalog.

Approval

How many liked it

53% liked it

21st percentile of all shows

11th percentile among Crime25th percentile among 2020s
53% rated it 7–1047% rated it 1–6

Reach

How many have seen it

92nd percentile

12K ratings across platforms

87th percentile among Crime94th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Up 3% in 30 days

What reviewers say

Common ground

A stylized, gory psychological thriller with a strong lead performance but a divisive, confusing narrative.

Fans praised

  • Niecy Nash's commanding lead performance
  • gruesome crime scene visuals and practical effects
  • surreal, dreamlike atmosphere and Lynchian tone

Detractors panned

  • convoluted, nonsensical plot that derails mid-season
  • unrealistic detective behavior and procedural errors
  • unsatisfying ending with no resolution

What stands out

ActingDivisive75

Niecy Nash praised by all; some find other performances uneven

AtmosphereDivisive70

dark, unsettling, dreamlike; but called pretentious by some

Effects and spectacleDivisive70

gruesome, well-executed gore and crime scenes

OriginalityDivisive55

derivative of Se7en, Hannibal, Twin Peaks; but some see fresh approach

CharactersDivisive45

flawed, unlikable characters; some see depth, others see caricatures

Plot and storyDivisive30

strong start, incoherent after mid-season twist

PacingDivisive25

slow, filler-heavy middle; rushed ending

Ending10

widely panned as unsatisfying, rushed, cliffhanger

Preferred by

No notable difference between any of the groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Women vs men even
  • Critics vs users 1 point apart
  • US vs non-US even

Episodes

1 season

Season 1 · 2024 · 10 episodes · 7.5 average across 4 rated episodes

  • S1E1

    Pilot

    Sep 25, 202443 minTMDB rating 7.7
  • S1E2

    True Crime Catholics

    Sep 25, 202450 minTMDB rating 7.3
  • S1E3

    The Bender

    Oct 2, 202454 minTMDB rating 7.9Season best
  • S1E4

    Coordinates

    Oct 2, 202446 minTMDB rating 7.0
  • S1E5

    Red Haze

    Oct 9, 202431 min
  • S1E6

    Good Caesarean Work

    Oct 9, 202431 min

Watch experience

What is Grotesquerie like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Earnest, dark and intense — an even-paced watch that leaves you unsettled.

ToneFeelDemandexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

What it feels like

Moods
TenseDreadMelancholic
Heaviest: late
Register
Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.Brutal · 3% of shows
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.Case of the week plus an arcNew arc each season
ToneThe show treats its grim subject matter with dead seriousness, leaning into psychological horror and graphic violence.
The rideThe series builds sustained tension and dread through crime investigations, with emotional weight likely accumulating toward the resolution of the sinister web.
StructureThe series follows a linear episodic format typical of crime procedurals, though overarching revelations may reframe earlier events.
Episode formatThe synopsis mentions a series of heinous crimes, suggesting individual cases per episode, but also a sinister web that raises overarching questions, fitting a hybrid model.
Season formatThe single-season story is concluded, but the structure of investigating a string of crimes tied to a larger conspiracy suggests a self-contained seasonal arc.

How it leaves you

what you carry away
UnsettlingThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayThe confusing narrative and unresolved mysteries leave a lingering unease and a desire for answers.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous endingTwist

Story archetype

where it sits among all shows
Monster — 18% of shows. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of shows. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 6% of shows. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 2% of shows. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 12% of shows. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 4% of shows. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 7% of shows. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 8% of shows. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 40% of showsPredator — 7% of shows. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 3% of shows. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of shows. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 3% of shows. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of shows. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of shows. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of shows. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of shows. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of shows. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of shows. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — 1% of shows. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of shows. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of shows. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of shows. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of shows. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 2% of shows. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 4% of shows. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of shows. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — under 1% of shows. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of shows. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 1% of shows. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — under 1% of shows. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of shows. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — under 1% of shows. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 2% of shows. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of shows. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of shows. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of shows. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 2% of shows. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of shows. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — under 1% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 1% of shows. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 1% of shows. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 1% of shows. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 1% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 3% of shows. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of shows. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 1% of shows. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of shows. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 6% of shows. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 1% of shows. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).MonsterPredator
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 18% (this title): Predator 7% (this title) · Tyrant 3% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 3% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 6%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 2% · Mission 4% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage under 1%
  • Voyage 2%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 1% · Survival ordeal under 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent under 1%
  • Comedy 12%: Romantic comedy 2% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 2%
  • Tragedy 4%: Hubris 1% · Obsession under 1% · Corruption arc 1% · Doomed love 1% · Crushed by fate 1%
  • Rebirth 7%: Redemption 1% · Healing 3% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 1%
  • Mystery 8%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 6% · Enigma 1%
  • No archetype 40%

Overcoming the monster: A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated. · Predator: A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).

18% of shows fit this archetype

A loose fit — the map only half-holds this one.

Why this archetypeIn a typical episode, a detective and a nun hunt a serial killer who preys on victims in grotesque ways, fitting the predator subtype of overcoming the monster.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 31% of showsSelf — 27% of showsPower — 7% of showsMorality — 11% of showsSurvival — 9% of showsSociety — 10% of showsIdeas — 5% of showsRomantic love — 10% of showsMarriage — 2% of showsFamily bonds — 22% of showsParenthood — 1% of showsFriendship — 18% of showsLoyalty — 7% of showsIdentity — 20% of showsComing of age — 9% of showsAging — under 1% of showsSelf-worth — 7% of showsAmbition — 14% of showsPurpose — 16% of showsMemory — 3% of showsObsession — 2% of shows. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 5% of showsCorruption — 3% of showsGreed — 2% of showsClass — 4% of showsOppression — 2% of showsFreedom — 4% of showsJustice — 14% of showsDuty — 2% of showsRevenge — 1% of showsGuilt — 1% of showsRedemption — 3% of shows. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — under 1% of showsSacrifice — 2% of showsBetrayal — 3% of showsDeception — 6% of showsSurvival — 12% of showsWar — 1% of showsViolence — 2% of showsMortality — 2% of showsGrief — 4% of showsTrauma — 5% of showsMental illness — under 1% of showsAddiction — under 1% of showsIllness and disability — under 1% of showsCommunity — 25% of shows. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 3% of showsPrejudice — 2% of showsDisplacement — 1% of showsFaith — 1% of showsTradition vs change — 3% of showsFame — 5% of showsLegacy — 3% of showsFate — 1% of showsFree will — under 1% of showsTruth — 6% of showsHope — 4% of showsNature — 3% of showsArt — 2% of showsTechnology — 1% of showsSelfJusticeMorality
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 31%: Romantic love 10% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 22% · Parenthood 1% · Friendship 18% · Loyalty 7%
  • Self 27%: Identity 20% · Coming of age 9% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 14% · Purpose 16% · Memory 3% · Obsession 2%
  • Power 7%: Power 5% · Corruption 3% · Greed 2% · Class 4% · Oppression 2% · Freedom 4%
  • Morality 11% (this title): Justice 14% (this title) · Duty 2% · Revenge 1% · Guilt 1% · Redemption 3% · Forgiveness under 1% · Sacrifice 2% · Betrayal 3% · Deception 6%
  • Survival 9%: Survival 12% · War 1% · Violence 2% · Mortality 2% · Grief 4% · Trauma 5% (this title) · Mental illness under 1% · Addiction under 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 10%: Community 25% · Isolation 3% · Prejudice 2% · Displacement 1% · Faith 1% (this title) · Tradition vs change 3% · Fame 5% · Legacy 3%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 6% · Hope 4% · Nature 3% · Art 2% · Technology 1%

Morality

Justice · 14% of showsFaith · 1% of showsTrauma · 5% of shows
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Community stakes: Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Dual lead
How it treats its themeThe show explores the pursuit of justice through the lens of two unlikely collaborators, while also questioning faith in institutions and grappling with personal traumatic pasts.
StanceThe show questions the nature of justice and faith through its two lead characters, suggesting a critical but not wholly cynical posture toward the systems they represent.

The world

ContemporaryUrbanInstitutionalRealistic
Orchestral modernAmbientSupportive music · original score · Morgan Kibby
SettingA present-day city where a detective and a nun collaborate to solve a series of disturbing crimes.
MusicMorgan Kibby's score likely enhances the brooding and tense atmosphere of the crime investigation.

Content guide

Is Grotesquerie okay for kids?

TV-MA

Grotesquerie is rated TV-MA. As of September 28, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at severe (90/100), sexual content at moderate (53/100), language at severe (83/100), drug and alcohol content at intense (77/100) and frightening material at severe (85/100). Overall it is heavier than 92% of TV-MA shows.

Ratings in 32 other countries
  • UK18
  • Canada18+
  • AustraliaR 18+
  • Germany16
  • France18
  • Ireland18
  • New Zealand18
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil18
  • ArgentinaSAM 18
  • Austria16
  • Belgium18
  • BG18
  • Czechia18+
  • FinlandK18
  • Greece18
  • Hungary18
  • ItalyVM18
  • LU18
  • MexicoC
  • Netherlands16
  • Norway18
  • Poland18
  • PRTV-MA
  • RO18
  • SingaporeR21
  • SK18
  • Spain18
  • Switzerland16
  • Taiwan18+
  • Türkiye18+
  • VITV-MA
Overall
Intense · all five categories
Heavier than 96% of all showsHeavier than 92% of TV-MA shows
Violence & Gore
Severe
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 87%
Sex & Nudity
Moderate · audience split: No severity level holds a majority of voters
typical for a TV-MA show
heavier than 49%
Profanity
Severe
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 79%
Alcohol & Drugs
Intense
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 85%
Frightening / Intense
Severe
heavy for a TV-MA show
heavier than 87%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Heavy almost across the board: violence, frightening material, language, and drug and alcohol content. Everything else sits at or below what TV-MA shows usually carry.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other shows that have them.

What content warnings does Grotesquerie have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Grotesquerie?

Cast

Niecy Nash
as Lois Tryon
Best so far: Their highest-reaching show role to date — the title is too recent to say more.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Courtney B. Vance
as Marshall Tryon
Best so far: Their highest-reaching show role to date — the title is too recent to say more.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Nicholas Alexander Chavez
as Father Charlie Mayhew
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Micaela Diamond
as Sister Megan Duval
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Raven Goodwin
as Merritt Tryon
Best so far: Their highest-reaching show role to date — the title is too recent to say more.
Lesley Manville
as Nurse Redd
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Joshua Bitton
as Sergeant Cranburn
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Brooke Smith
as Gale Hanover
Travis Kelce
as Ed Laclan
Newcomer: A standing when this show came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Conrad Bluth
as Cop

Crew

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