TV series

The Family

2007 · 1 season

A slow-burning, talky drama of boardroom manoeuvres and family grudges, demanding attention as it unfolds its intricate web of power and betrayal.

Overview: The Family, the program commemorating the 55th anniversary of the launch of the TBS TV station, is a social drama depicting the inside story between bureaucrats, politicians, and big businesses over a bank merger revolving around the family discord between Daisuke Manpyō, the owner and president of Hanshin Bank, and his eldest son, Teppei.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, cynical and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, family, corruption, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
family
corruption
betrayal
ambition
Places: big city
workplace
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild