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The Box

TV·2021–2021·Viaplay·Thriller, Supernatural·31m·5.5·Created by Adi Hasak

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In The Box, a Kansas City police detective is locked in a room that she cannot escape. While the series begins as a character-driven thriller, it quickly evolves into a supernatural nightmare.

Cast

Anna FrielAnna FrielDetective Sharon PiciAlexander KarimAlexander KarimDetective Thomas LovellPeter StormarePeter StormareJedidiah BragOlivia GrantOlivia GrantSylvia RosenNina YndisNina YndisAdina Ilic / Zoe PopescuHelen BehanHelen BehanTory SnowShaq B. GrantShaq B. GrantJoseph AndersonLetitia HectorLetitia HectorJenny Block

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