TV series

Tanner '88

1988 · 1 season

A wry, immersive time capsule that blurs fact and fiction, letting you watch a campaign unfold with knowing humor and quiet humanity.

Tagline: For real.
Overview: In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry Trudeau created a presidential candidate, ran him alongside the other hopefuls during the primary season, and presented their media campaign as a cross between a soap opera and TV news. The result was the groundbreaking Tanner ’88, a piercing satire of media-age American politics.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, media, identity, ambition
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
media
identity
ambition
family
Places: big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: mockumentary
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild