Review: DARK CITY is an eerie, pitch black and totally original Christchurch crime drama

We open on expansive shots of a version of Christchurch, gleaming bright and a little too pretty. The setting of Dark City: The Cleaner has an unmistakable comic book quality, with artfully unreal newspapers and brands, pristine 70s busses and hi-fi equipment, while cellphones and modern cars make it clear this isn’t a period piece. There’s affable narration from Joe Middleton (Cohen Holloway), the titular cleaner, talking us through his affection for the city.

Then, in one of many queasy twists, Middleton is revealed to be not just our guide for the series, but also the unctuous serial killer stalking the city’s young women. Holloway dominates the series, on-screen or talking us through almost every scene – the series inevitably lives or dies on his performance.

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