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Offspring

2010–2017 · 7 seasons

Warm, witty and emotionally messy, it feels like spending time with a chaotic but lovable family and their tangled love lives.

Created by
Debra Oswald, John Edwards
Genres
Drama
Starring
Don Hany, Asher Keddie, Deborah Mailman
Overview
An exuberant drama set in Melbourne's Fitzroy, centering on Nina Proudman and her struggle to deal with her fabulously messy family, her hunt for a decent love life and her tendency to overthink and fly off into fantasy.

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  • Amazon Prime Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Debra Oswald, John Edwards
Genres
Drama
Starring
Don Hany, Asher Keddie, Deborah Mailman
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • love
  • identity
  • parenthood
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance7
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
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Created by
Debra Oswald, John Edwards, Imogen Banks
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Tony McNamara, Ian Meadows
Starring
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Length
7 seasons, 85 episodes, 60 min each
Network
10
Country
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Languages
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