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Hotel Malibu

1994 · 1 season

A gentle, old-fashioned family drama set in a sunlit hotel, easy to dip into and full of small emotional ups and downs.

Created by
Lynn Marie Latham, Bernard Lechowick
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joanna Cassidy, Pepe Serna, Scott Paulin
Overview
Hotel Malibu is an American television series that aired on CBS in 1994 that was created and written by producers Bernard Lechowick and Lynn Marie Latham. Its cast includes Jennifer Lopez, Joanna Cassidy, Harry Reilly, and John Dye. The pilot episode was directed by Sharron Miller. It was a spin-off of the show Second Chances.

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Created by
Lynn Marie Latham, Bernard Lechowick
Genres
Drama
Starring
Joanna Cassidy, Pepe Serna, Scott Paulin
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • work
  • love
  • identity
  • class
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Genres
drama
Created by
Lynn Marie Latham, Bernard Lechowick
Written by
Lynn Marie Latham, Bernard Lechowick
Starring
Joanna Cassidy, Pepe Serna, Scott Paulin, John Dye, Cheryl Pollak, Del Zamora, Lucy Liu, Romy Walthall
Length
1 seasons, 6 episodes, 60 min each
Network
A&E
Languages
English

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