Analysis of 3 TV thriller posters

 

In this poster for Reacher, we see the main character, Reacher in the foreground holding a gun, with a blurred-out background which looks like a city alleyway. We can see though the gun in his hand that the show is a thriller, along with Reacher having cuts and bruises across his face. The darker colour palette suggests dark tones to the show, and could be used to target a slightly older audience up to 25, and fans of dark and gritty thrillers.

The poster for the first season of squid game shows elements of the thriller genre through the masked characters, which shows secrecy of their identity. The other three characters seem to be physically exhausted, with one having a bleeding cut across his face. There are also explosions placed behind them for the action part of the show. The brighter colour palette could be used to target a younger target audience

In the poster for the 6^th season of dexter we are shown the main character holding a knife, with blood wings behind him, depicting him as somewhat a demon. The colour palette is monochrome with splashes of red in the blood and the title. The blood elements show the thriller part of the show along with the knife held in a stabbing position downwards.