The Fall (2013)

Crime · Drama · Thriller

When the Police Service of Northern Ireland are unable to close a case after 28 days, Detective Superintendent Stella Gibson of the Metropolitan Police Service is called in to review the case. Under her new leadership, the local detectives must track down and stop a serial killer who is terrorising the city of Belfast.

IMDb rating: 8.1 (133,972 votes)
Episode average: 7.8 -0.3 vs IMDb
Seasons: 3
Streaming (US): Amazon Prime Video · Peacock
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Seasons

Season 1 (2013)

7.90 avg 5 episodes 7.7 → 8.2 61 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Dark Descent	7.7	2,919
2	Darkness Visible	7.8	2,513
3	Insolence & Wine	7.8	2,338
4	My Adventurous Song	8.0	2,262
5	The Vast Abyss	8.2	2,371

Season 2 (2014)

8.10 avg 6 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 64 min avg

Big finale

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	These Troublesome Disguises	7.8	2,133
2	Night Darkens the Street	7.9	1,990
3	Beauty Hath Strange Power	8.1	2,018
4	The Mind Is Its Own Place	7.9	1,944
5	The Perilous Edge of Battle	8.4	2,066
6	What Is in Me Dark Illumine	8.5	2,322

Season 3 (2016)

7.52 avg 6 episodes 7.1 → 8.3 59 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Silence and Suffering	7.1	2,176
2	His Troubled Thoughts	7.2	1,764
3	The Gates of Light	7.4	1,684
4	The Hell Within Him	7.3	1,634
5	Wounds of Deadly Hate	7.8	1,616
6	Their Solitary Way	8.3	2,246

The Fall (2013)

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