TV series

Possible Side Effects

2009 · 1 season

A sober, talky family-business drama that simmers with quiet resentment and moral unease rather than erupting.

Overview: A television drama that revolves around a family that runs a pharmaceutical company.
How it feels: Dark, cynical, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, greed, corruption, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 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: family
greed
corruption
power
morality
Places: workplace
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild