ITV's The Dark Explores Serial Killer Terror in Scottish Highlands with Male Victim at Centre
ITV's new six-part crime thriller The Dark centres on a serial killer case in the Scottish Highlands, with a deliberate narrative choice: the primary victim is a young man rather than a woman. Writer Matt Hartley adapted the story specifically to avoid the typical "women being massacred in woods" trope that dominates contemporary crime drama. The shift represents an intentional creative decision to examine victimhood and vulnerability through a different lens. The Story and Cast The narrative op…
