TV series

Passer By

2004 · 1 season

A quietly harrowing moral drama that weighs on you, asking what you would do and leaving a lingering unease.

Overview: Joe Keyes ignores a woman in distress in his rush to get home to his family. His decision to remain a passer-by has terrible consequences.
How it feels: Tense, dark, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, morality, justice, trauma
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: guilt
morality
justice
trauma
betrayal
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild