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Season 1 – Grotesquerie

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Detective Lois Tryon feels a series of heinous crimes in her small community are eerily personal, as if someone or something is taunting her. At home, Lois grapples with a strained relationship with her daughter, a husband in long-term hospital care and her own inner demons. With no leads and unsure where to turn, she accepts the help of Sister Megan, a nun and journalist with the Catholic Guardian. As Lois and Sister Megan string together clues, they find themselves ensnared in a sinister web that only seems to raise more questions than answers.
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Grotesquerie — Season 1

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Equal parts campy and terrifying, Grotesquerie is a stomach-churning feast for viewers seeking a thrill.

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Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Throw in grandiose crime scenes with those biblical implications and a bubbling cauldron in the desert and you have another bizarre guilty pleasure that taps into our dark sides and keeps us watching. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 16, 2024 Full Review Melanie McFarland Salon.com Murphy and his collaborators Jon Robin Baitz and Joe Baken use that bar to push onto the audience things we haven’t seen and yet can’t erase from memory Oct 4, 2024 Full Review Dan Einav Financial Times Where we might have expected camp kitsch, we instead find scenes redolent of classic gothic tales and gloomy neo-noirs such as Se7en and True Detective — a series prone to meditations on good and evil, faith and morality. Rated: 3/5 Oct 3, 2024 Full Review Laura Fernández El Pais (Spain) Murphy rewrites noir in complete narcissistic and absurd harmony with the present. [Full review in Spanish] Nov 27, 2024 Full Review Jorge Loser Espinof Just the presence of Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift's current partner, clearly states that the intentions of the series are to be a commercial artifact... [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 1.5/5 Nov 16, 2024 Full Review Nick Bythrow Screen Rant Despite strong performances and potent symbolism, Grotesquerie doesn't evolve much past its plodding narrative and scattershot storyline. Rated: 5/10 Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Raymond S I was pulled with the first few episodes, then it turned into a cluster of confusing fragments of sort-of religious gore that was just trying so hard to shock and awe but lacked the noir serial-killer coherence. Acting was probably the only positive factor but still a collection of fragmented scenes. The colour tone, set-design and music saved the series from first episode quitters. Maybe the writing team needs to seek professional help - professionally speaking and clinically speaking. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/20/24 Full Review Audience Member The show was truly captivating for me up until episode 6. Interesting characters, a genuinely compelling plot… But after episode 6, everything goes downhill. Suddenly, it turns into a loop of nonsense, the characters lose their direction, the story becomes meaningless… A complete disaster. A perfect example of how to ruin a great product by not knowing where it’s headed. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/17/24 Full Review Audience Member BESTE SERIE DES JAHRES, TJA WENN... Detective Lois Tryon hat jede Menge Probleme, ihr Mann liegt im Koma, ihre Tochter hat 50kg in einem Jahr zu genommen und von ihrer säuferei wollen wir gar nicht anfangen. Doch eines ist bei ihr sicher, sie schnappt jeden Killer oder Wahnsinnigen weil sie knallhart ist. Jedoch wird ihr letzter Fall zur größten Herausforderung, denn dieser Killer scheint religiös Motiviert zu sein und das auf abscheulichste Weise. Grotesquerie auf Disney+ hat 10 Episoden mit einer Laufzeit je Folge von ca. 40-60 Minuten. Wir haben hier eine Thriller Serie die mit Abstand die beste des Jahres sein könnte, denn hier wird alles geboten. Brutale Morde, surreale Augenblicke, Familiendrama da würde selbst Dallas blass werden und eine schauspielerische Leistung die einfach nur umhaut. Die Handlung dreht sich um die Ermittlungen von Lois die einen skrupellosen Killer Jagd, der seine Morde abartig religiös zur Schau stellt. An ihrer Seite ist die Nonne Megan, die ihr beratend hilft, was verschiedene Symbole und Lieder betrifft. Von Minute eins an war ich gefesselt, denn hier herrscht Spannung in Dauerschleife. Wenn mal nicht durch den Killer, dann begeistert Lois Familienleben oder Nonne Megan mit ihrer Faszination für das Morbide, aber auch Pflegerin Redd ist eine Wucht an Genialität. Warum also ist diese Serie nicht die beste des Jahres? Es liegt am Finale, 7,5 Folgen lang ist das hier einfach Champions League und bietet dem Smartphone keine Chance. Allerdings entscheidet man sich für einen ungeheuer dummen Twist, wo mir jegliche Freude verging. Am Ende bleibt eine Serie die zu 3/4 Spaß macht da sie eine spannende Geschichte erzählt, an Brutalität keine Wünsche offen lässt und die Figuren durchweg überzeugen. Das letzte Viertel allerdings zieht alles in den Dreck. Von mir bekommt die Serie 7,5/10 Punkten. Männer die im kleinem Kreis sitzen und von einer zweiten Hexen Jagd gegenüber Männer der Neuzeit sprechen. Man möchte brechen, aber ich kann es mir halt auch wirklich so vorstellen. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/24 Full Review Emma P ~Mild spoiler~ If I could give something zero stars I would give this zero stars. The only reason I'm giving this 1/2 star is for the gore scenes. My mom figured it out in the second episode cause of his cowboy boots and I assumed it was the nun in the beginning of the third episode. WE COULDN'T EVEN FINISH THE THIRD EPISODE CAUSE WHAT THE HELL! Don't watch this not. worth it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 12/13/24 Full Review Victor A Inane writing - the episodes purposely don’t connect to each other. Mr. Murphy must think himself clever and experimental. He is neither - like most of his work, save a few exceptions, you’ll waste your time viewing his work. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 12/02/24 Full Review Eduarda F The series is good until episode 6, after that episode the serie gets confusing and goes off the rails. The serie goes from something very good, with very good characters too, to something totally bad and meaningless. By far the worst thing I've watched this year. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 25, 2024 Pilot A crime rattles a small-town community as neighbors begin to distrust the people they know. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 25, 2024 True Crime Catholics Lois accepts the help of a nun to investigate the recent crimes. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 2, 2024 The Bender Detective Lois finds comfort in a surprising person at the hospital. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 2, 2024 Coordinates Lois gets a strange clue about Mr. Grotesquerie that leads her to a remote location. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 9, 2024 Red Haze Lois finds herself one step closer to the killer. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 9, 2024 Good Caesarean Work A new discovery leads Lois to someone from her past. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 16, 2024 Unplugged Lois is forced to make a difficult decision. Details Episode 8 Aired Oct 23, 2024 In Dreams Lois discovers the connection between her coma-induced dream and her reality; she decides to accept help from a specialist. Details Episode 9 Aired Oct 23, 2024 The Stinging Aroma of Sulfur Lois contemplates a new future and decides to leave for Florida. Details Episode 10 Aired Oct 30, 2024 I Think I'm Dead Lois questions everything she thought she knew. Details
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Season Info

Director
Max Winkler, Ryan Murphy, Alexis Martin Woodall, Elegance Bratton
Creator
Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz, Joe Baken
Executive Producer
Alexis Martin Woodall, Jon Robin Baitz, Eric Kovtun, Ryan Murphy, Joe Baken, Scott Robertson, Peter Liguori, Max Winkler, Nissa Diederich
Screenwriter
Joe Baken, Ryan Murphy, Jon Robin Baitz
Network
FX
Genre
Drama, Crime, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 25, 2024