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The Family

2003 · 1 season

An uneasy social experiment that feels like watching ordinary people try on extreme wealth while unseen staff quietly decide their fate.

Genres
Reality
Overview
A middle-class clan from the Northeast is suddenly thrust into the world of the super rich. Sequestered in a 20,000-square-foot mansion on a 40-acre estate in Palm Beach, they are observed by around-the-clock cameras. They compete in high-society challenges for cruises on luxury yachts, private jets and spectacular prizes and ultimately, for control of the one million-dollar fortune. A full-service professional staff is at their beck and call, including a butler, personal trainer, stylist, kitchen staff, personal secretary, housekeepers, manicurist, tennis pro and countless others -- all used to working with high-end clientele. Unbeknownst to the 10 contestants, the staff picks the winners and losers, and the losers must remain in the house to watch the remaining contestants duke it out.
How it feels
Satirical, tense, campy and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Class, identity, power, ambition
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 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
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

Cast

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Details

Genres
reality
Created by
Allison Grodner, Arnold Shapiro
Starring
George Hamilton, Andrew Lowrey, Linda Levis, Franck Porcher, Ringo Allen, Jill Swid
Length
1 seasons, 9 episodes, 43 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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