Paper 2: Introduction to Television Crime Drama

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Sub-Genres

- Forensic (NCIS)

- Gangster (Narcos)

- Detective (Death in Paradise)

- Sleuth (Amateur e.g. Scooby Doo)

- Hybrid Genres (Crime/Horror e.g. Lucifer)

- Historical 

- Buddy (White Collar, Lethal Weapon)

Conventions - Narrative

- Binary opposites (Good vs Evil & Cop vs Killer) (The Fall)

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Technical

- Cold lighting ( dim, dark)

- Weather (gloomy, rainy)

Characters

- Investigation vs Antagonist

                        vs Nemesis