TV series

The Second Coming

2003 · 1 season

A provocative, talky drama that mixes ordinary life with cosmic stakes, asking you to wrestle with big ideas rather than just watch.

Tagline: Are you ready for Judgment Day?
Overview: Video store clerk Steve Baxter realises that he is in fact the Son of God. He has just a few days to find the human race's Third Testament and thus avert the Apocalypse.
How it feels: Dark, tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Faith, identity, morality, death
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
identity
morality
death
power
Places: big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild