TV series

Lincoln Heights

2007–2009 · 4 seasons

A grounded, earnest family drama that balances warmth and tension as it explores the challenges of starting over in a tough neighborhood.

Tagline: Old neighborhood. New dreams.
Overview: Eddie Sutton is a dedicated police officer, his wife Jenn, a devoted nurse, but their most important job is as parents to their three teenage children Cassie, Tay and Lizzie. They're your everyday American family living in the suburbs of Southern California, but the Suttons are thrown for a loop when Eddie decides to move his wife and three kids to the inner-city neighborhood where he grew up.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, tense and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, class, coming-of-age
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
class
coming-of-age
survival
Places: big city
suburbs
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild