TV series

Animorphs

1998–1999 · 2 seasons

A scrappy, earnest kids' adventure with body-horror undertones, where teenage heroes juggle secret identities and creepy alien threats.

Overview: Five kids are given the power to morph into any creature they wish to help them fight villainous Visser Three and his fellow Yeerks, a breed of parasitic aliens threatening Earth.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, eerie and dark. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, survival, friendship, war
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
survival
friendship
war
coming-of-age
Places: small town
school
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none