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Truth Seekers

By Marty Brown, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 13+

Horror comedy has genuine thrills without too much violence.

TV Amazon Prime Video Comedy 2020
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age 15+

Based on 2 parent reviews

meacham
meacham Parent of 15-year-old
December 31, 2020
age 14+

Fun, quirky ghost hunting (with more f-bombs that you would expect)!

After I watched the series I wanted to share it with my kids, but while language is generally mild, there is a clear exception for the f-word. It's a bit strange because the show sometimes uses "poo" instead of the alternative, but still likes to work in a couple f's per episode. I tried watching on VidAngel with the kiddos, but I think that degrades the video and the audio and does not include subtitles. I gave up on that and just watched it with my 13-year-old and 15-year-old, who constantly hear foul language at school. Other than my quibble about the recurring use of one particular word, the characters are great, respectable "people." ;-) The casting is fantastic! The story is fun, quirky, and at times spooky.
TiredParents
TiredParents Adult
November 14, 2020
age 15+

Good series for those who can stomach it.

Later episodes are very bloody and there is an instance or two of sexual content.
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What's the Story?

Truth Seekers is the video channel that Gus Roberts (Nick Frost) runs as a side gig to his day job installing and repairing internet lines for the massive broadband company SMYLE. In his work, he also happens to encounter plenty of strange phenomena. When Gus's boss, Dave (Simon Pegg), assigns him a rookie partner to train, things start to get really weird. Everywhere Gus and his trainee Elton John (Samson Kayo) show up for internet service repairs seems to have some sort of mysterious connection to the supernatural.

Is It Any Good?

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Kids say: Not yet rated

Many of the best horror comedies work by commenting on other movies or characters, either through reference-heavy satires like Scary Movie or meta commentaries like The Cabin in the Woods -- but Truth Seekers stands alone beautifully. Nick Frost and Simon Pegg also write the series, which delivers genuine laughs and scares without gross-out jokes or gore. Best of all, instead of simply stretching a movie idea out to match the length of the series, Truth Seekers embraces the episodic format by deftly telling many intertwining stories while also making each episode a monster-of-the-week type of experience for those who want to stretch out their enjoyment of the series.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about SMYLE. Where do Gus Roberts and Elton John work? How seriously do they take their jobs? Why does Gus like his job so much? What makes him good at it?

  • How many mysteries can you count in Truth Seekers? Are any of them related to one another? Why do you think Gus and Elton encounter so many strange things?

  • What supernatural events seem to happen on this show? Could there be any rational explanation for them? Or is this a Scooby Doo-type situation where something else might be going on? Could it be both?

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