TV series

The Odyssey

1968 · 1 season

A stately, sun-bleached retelling that moves at a mythic pace, mixing palace intrigue with long sea wanderings and a quiet ache for home.

Overview: Odysseus' journey, told in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. After fighting in the Trojan War, Odysseus spends years trying to return home to Itaka.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, fate, loyalty
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: survival
family
fate
loyalty
identity
Places: sea
fantasy world
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild