TV series

Close to Home

2005–2007 · 2 seasons

A steady, serious legal drama that balances courtroom procedure with the personal toll of grief and parenthood, feeling grounded and quietly tense.

Overview: A legal drama that rips away the facade of suburbia to reveal that sometimes quiet streets can hide the darkest crimes.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, family, grief, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
family
grief
corruption
parenthood
Places: big city
suburbs
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild