| Image Alt: | Series title over an image of blood in liquid |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Creator: | Richard Zajdlic |
| Composer: | Karl Steven |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8[1] |
| Executive Producer: | Rob Pursey |
| Cinematography: | Dale McCready |
| Runtime: | 38 minutes[2] |
| Channel: | BBC Three |
Tatau is a British drama television series that premiered on BBC Three on 12 April 2015.[3] The programme is a supernatural murder mystery set in the Cook Islands.[4] The series consists of 8 episodes.
The critical reception to Tatau has been generally negative. The Philadelphia Inquirer called it "must-miss" television, a "weak show" with an "incredibly annoying hero"[5] and The Daily Telegraphs Isabel Mohan called the show "grating", "tedious" and "far-fetched".[6] Brian Lowry of Variety was more ambivalent, saying that it "works as a modest mystery/picturesque travelogue, provided one can get past the hackneyed premise and almost complete lack of character establishment... a mildly watchable thriller, assuming viewers don't dwell too much on the white-savior-in-exotic-locale undertones."[7]