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EmberDistrict
The fire department knows where the bodies are.
In a city where arson is a business model, an investigator with a conflict of interest works both sides of every fire.
About
In a city where arson is a business model, an investigator with a conflict of interest works both sides of every fire. Shot on location over fourteen months, the result is intimate, patient and quietly devastating.
Awards
- Best Actor — Ariel Circle
Cast
Sasha KlineMarek
Wesley CraneMarek
Noor HaddadInes
Anders VikSgt. Bex Nolan
Lucia FerranteWren
Elena MarshLark
Episodes
2021 · 6 episodes
- 01
IgnitionLoyalty is measured in seconds and fuel.58m - 02BackdraftA quiet detour becomes the longest night of the year.59m
- 03
The Insurance ManOld footage reveals a face in the background.56m - 04Smoke LineLoyalty is measured in seconds and fuel.57m
- 05Ash WednesdayLoyalty is measured in seconds and fuel.62m
- 06ContainmentA quiet detour becomes the longest night of the year.54m
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Audience score
82%
Based on 4641 verified viewers · 78% critics
Watched it twice in a week.
A couple of scenes drag, then it lands a sequence so good you forgive it instantly.
Hana K. · 3 Jul 2026
Watched it twice in a week.
A couple of scenes drag, then it lands a sequence so good you forgive it instantly.
Juliette B. · 26 Jun 2026
Watched it twice in a week.
A couple of scenes drag, then it lands a sequence so good you forgive it instantly.
Marisol T. · 19 Jun 2026
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