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** [[spoiler:Tom the accidental murderer was most likely trying to (unsuccessfully) frame Lars, as he found Lars' number while snooping around his mom's case files. This is the same Tom who conspired with his pedophile dad, was trying to destroy evidence in his laptop (on his own initiative, without being told by his father), and blackmailed the local priest. Although he is a child, he is not exactly innocent.]]

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** [[spoiler:Tom the accidental murderer was most likely trying to (unsuccessfully) frame Lars, as he found Lars' number while snooping around his mom's case files. This He wasn't successful in doing so though. Note that this is the same Tom who conspired with his pedophile dad, was trying to destroy evidence in his laptop (on his own initiative, without being told by his father), and blackmailed the local priest. Although he is a child, he is not exactly innocent.]]
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** [[spoiler:Tom the accidental murderer was most likely trying to (unsuccessfully) frame Lars, as he found Lars' number while snooping around his mom's case files. This is the same Tom who conspired with his pedophile dad, was trying to destroy evidence in his laptop (voluntarily, without being told by his father), and blackmailed the local priest. Although he is a child, he is not exactly innocent.]]

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** [[spoiler:Tom the accidental murderer was most likely trying to (unsuccessfully) frame Lars, as he found Lars' number while snooping around his mom's case files. This is the same Tom who conspired with his pedophile dad, was trying to destroy evidence in his laptop (voluntarily, (on his own initiative, without being told by his father), and blackmailed the local priest. Although he is a child, he is not exactly innocent.]]
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** [[spoiler:Tom the accidental murderer was most likely trying to (unsuccessfully) frame Lars, as he found Lars' number while snooping around his mom's case files. This is the same Tom who conspired with his pedophile dad, was trying to destroy evidence in his laptop (voluntarily, without being told by his father), and blackmailed the local priest. Although he is a child, he is not exactly innocent.]]
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** [[spoiler:It's something of a DoubleSubversion, since Joe originally confesses to the killing, but it turns out he didn't do it.]]
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** They kept their promise, but barely changed anything else.

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** They kept their promise, but barely changed anything else. [[spoiler:The attraction Joe felt toward Danny was still there, but it was Tom who accidentally dealt the killing blow while trying to protect Danny from Joe.]]
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* AdaptationInducedPlotHole: And oddly enough, one that the adaptation created out of whole cloth. [[spoiler:If Tom is the one who killed Danny, why was he going after that hiker?]]
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* NotHisSled: According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', the culprit will be different in the remake. A debatable case since the ending isn't even that well known, but a lot of people who are watching the remake will likely have seen the original. This is especially clear given [[spoiler:Joe isn't bald on this show, making it rather more implausible that Susan would mistake him for her son from a distance.]]

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* NotHisSled: According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', the culprit will be different in the remake. A debatable case since the ending isn't even that well known, but a lot of people who are watching the remake will likely have seen the original. This is especially clear given [[spoiler:Joe isn't bald on this show, making it rather more implausible that Susan would mistake him for her son from a distance.]]

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* HappilyMarried: Ellie and Joe Miller.

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* HappilyMarried: Ellie and Joe Miller. [[spoiler: As of the series finale, that is no longer the case]].


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** They kept their promise, but barely changed anything else.
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* AgeLift: Some ages had to be tweaked due to the US age of consent being 18 to the UK's 16, meaning that in America a relationship between a 17 year old and a 15 year old is no big deal, while [[spoiler:a 40 year old and 16 year old]] is very much one.

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* AgeLift: Some ages had to be tweaked due to the US California age of consent being 18 compared to the UK's 16, meaning that in America a relationship between a 17 year old and a 15 year old is no big deal, while [[spoiler:a 40 year old and 16 year old]] is very much one.
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* NotHisSled: According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', the culprit will be different in the remake. A debatable case since the ending isn't even that well known, but a lot of people who are watching the remake will likely have seen the original.

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* NotHisSled: According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', the culprit will be different in the remake. A debatable case since the ending isn't even that well known, but a lot of people who are watching the remake will likely have seen the original. This is especially clear given [[spoiler:Joe isn't bald on this show, making it rather more implausible that Susan would mistake him for her son from a distance.]]
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* AgeLift: Some ages had to be tweaked due to the US age of consent being 18 to the UK's 16, meaning that in America a relationship between a 17 year old and a 15 year old is no big deal, while [[spoiler:a 40 year old and 17 year old]] is very much one.

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* AgeLift: Some ages had to be tweaked due to the US age of consent being 18 to the UK's 16, meaning that in America a relationship between a 17 year old and a 15 year old is no big deal, while [[spoiler:a 40 year old and 17 16 year old]] is very much one.
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* AgeLift: Some ages had to be tweaked due to the US age of consent being 18 to the UK's 16, meaning that in America a relationship between a 17 year old and a 15 year old is no big deal, while [[spoiler:a 40 year old and 17 year old]] is very much one.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The show removes Danny's argument with a mailman, which was an unexplained RedHerring in ''Broadchurch''.

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* AdaptationDistillation: The show removes Danny's argument with a mailman, which was an unexplained RedHerring in ''Broadchurch''. He instead has a conversation with a new character, with more impact on the story.
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* AdaptationDistillation: The show removes Danny's argument with a mailman, which was an unexplained RedHerring in ''Broadchurch''.
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* TheOner: Near the beginning of the pilot episode, the camera tracks Mark Solano as he walks down the street and talks to the people he runs into, then gets into a van, at which point the camera pulls back into a crane shot of the van as it drives off. The whole scene appears to be one unbroken shot and lasts almost 2 minutes.

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* TheOner: Directly adapted from the original series. Near the beginning of the pilot episode, the camera tracks Mark Solano as he walks down the street and talks to the people he runs into, then gets into a van, at which point the camera pulls back into a crane shot of the van as it drives off. The whole scene appears to be one unbroken shot and lasts almost 2 minutes.
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* TheOner: Near the beginning of the pilot episode, the camera tracks Mark Solano as he walks down the street and talks to the people he runs into, then gets into a van, at which point the camera pulls back into a crane shot of the van as it drives off. The whole scene appears to be one unbroken shot and lasts almost 2 minutes.
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: David Tennant puts on a bit of a neutral American accent for his roll, but his natural one is constantly there bellow the surface.

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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: David Tennant puts on a bit of a neutral American accent for his roll, role, but his natural one is constantly there bellow the surface.Scottish shows itself every so often..
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* OohMeAccentsSlipping: David Tennant puts on a bit of a neutral American accent for his roll, but his natural one is constantly there bellow the surface.
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''Gracepoint'' is a DetectiveDrama {{Miniseries}} that will air on Fox. A remake of the acclaimed ITV series ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', it follows the same basic structure of the original, with the death of a young boy in a coastal tourist town sparking a police investigation that begins to uncover a great many unsavory secrets about the town's residents.

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''Gracepoint'' is a DetectiveDrama {{Miniseries}} that will air airing on Fox. A remake of the acclaimed ITV series ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', it follows the same basic structure of the original, with the death of a young boy in a coastal tourist town sparking a police investigation that begins to uncover a great many unsavory secrets about the town's residents.
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* NotHisSled: According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', the culprit will be different in the remake.

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* NotHisSled: According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', the culprit will be different in the remake. A debatable case since the ending isn't even that well known, but a lot of people who are watching the remake will likely have seen the original.
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* NotHisSled: According to ''The Hollywood Reporter'', the culprit will be different in the remake.

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* AdaptationNameChange:
** Alec Hardy - Emmett Carver
** Mark Latimer - Mark Solano
** Jack Marshall - Jack Reinhold

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AdaptationNameChange: Alec Hardy - is now Emmett Carver
** Mark Latimer - Mark Solano
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Carver, Jack Marshall - is now Jack ReinholdReinhold and the Latimer family are now the Solano family.


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* DeadpanSnarker: Several of the characters are this, particularly Carver.
* HappilyMarried: Ellie and Joe Miller.
* IntrepidReporter: Owen tries to be this, but Renee is a straighter example.
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''Gracepoint'' is an upcoming DetectiveDrama {{Miniseries}} that will air on Fox. A remake of the acclaimed ITV series ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', it follows the same basic structure of the original, with the death of a young boy in a coastal tourist town sparking a police investigation that begins to uncover a great many unsavory secrets about the town's residents.

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''Gracepoint'' is an upcoming a DetectiveDrama {{Miniseries}} that will air on Fox. A remake of the acclaimed ITV series ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', it follows the same basic structure of the original, with the death of a young boy in a coastal tourist town sparking a police investigation that begins to uncover a great many unsavory secrets about the town's residents.
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* AdultFear: Beth's gradual realization that Danny is missing could be seen as a masterclass in this. It's every parent's nightmare.
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* FakeAmerican: Scottish Creator/DavidTennant and Australian Jacki Weaver
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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Michael Pena, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Glen Warner, and Jack Irvine. The series will premiere October 2; the trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IWvbbZPZc here.]]

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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Creator/AnnaGunn, Michael Pena, Peña, Kevin Zegers, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Glen Warner, and Creator/KevinRankin, Jack Irvine. The series will premiere October 2; the trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IWvbbZPZc here.]]
Irvine, Virginia Kull, Sarah-Jane Potts, Josh Hamilton, Kendrick Sampson, Madalyn Horcher, Darcy Laurie and Kathryn Mott.



* RaceLift: The white Mark Latimer becomes the Hispanic Mark Solano

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* RaceLift: The white Mark Latimer becomes the Hispanic Mark SolanoSolano.
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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Anna Gunn, Michael Pena, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Glen Warner, and Jack Irvine. The series will premiere October 2; the trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IWvbbZPZc here.]]

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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Anna Gunn, Creator/AnnaGunn, Michael Pena, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Glen Warner, and Jack Irvine. The series will premiere October 2; the trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IWvbbZPZc here.]]
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* CaliforniaDoubling: Inverted. While set in California, the show was shot in Canada.

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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Anna Gunn, Michael Pena, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Glen Warner, and Jack Irvine. The trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IWvbbZPZc here.]]

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Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Anna Gunn, Michael Pena, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Glen Warner, and Jack Irvine. The series will premiere October 2; the trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IWvbbZPZc here.]]
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''Gracepoint'' is an upcoming DetectiveDrama {{Miniseries}} that will air on Fox. A remake of the acclaimed ITV series ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', it follows the same basic structure of the original, with the death of a young boy in a coastal tourist town sparking a police investigation that begins to uncover a great many unsavory secrets about the town's residents.

Creator/DavidTennant stars as the lead detective (reprising his role from the original), alongside Anna Gunn, Michael Pena, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Glen Warner, and Jack Irvine. The trailer can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9IWvbbZPZc here.]]

!!Tropes Associated With This Show Include:
* AdaptationExpansion: Given the show is 10 episodes as opposed to eight for ''Series/{{Broadchurch}}'', this is kind of inevitable.
* AdaptationNameChange:
** Alec Hardy - Emmett Carver
** Mark Latimer - Mark Solano
** Jack Marshall - Jack Reinhold
* CulturalTranslation: The story is relocated from Britain to California.
* FakeAmerican: Scottish Creator/DavidTennant and Australian Jacki Weaver
* RaceLift: The white Mark Latimer becomes the Hispanic Mark Solano

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