TV series

The Days

2004 · 1 season

A gentle, diary-like slice of suburban family life, drifting through ordinary crises with earnest narration and quiet, low-stakes tension.

Overview: The Days are your typical, average American family... at least on the outside. Father Jack is a corporate lawyer who quits his job at a pharmaceutical company in the midst of a mid-life crisis. Mother Abby has recently re-entered the workforce as an advertising executive after taking time off to raise their children. Eldest child Natalie is homecoming queen and the most popular girl in school, until she learns she's pregnant. Middle child, aspiring writer and series narrator Cooper, counts the days before graduation. And youngest, child prodigy Nathan, is prone to panic attacks.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, coming-of-age, identity, parenthood
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
coming-of-age
identity
parenthood
class
Places: big city
suburbs
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild