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Necessary Roughness

2011–2013 · 3 seasons

A breezy, glossy drama that mixes sports-world glamour with therapy sessions and family chaos, easy to dip into.

Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
Everyone has issues to tackle.
Overview
A tough, sexy Long Island divorcee, Callie Thorne, gets a job as therapist for a professional football team in order to make ends meet. Underestimated at every turn, she succeeds beyond all expectations and soon finds herself as the sought-after therapist to high-profile clients. As a newly single mom raising two teenagers, she is determined to make her new career work by striking a balance between her personal and professional worlds.
How it feels
Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Identity, family, work, ambition
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action2
    Horror0
    Humour5
    Realism7
    Romance4
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight5

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    comedy, drama
    Created by
    Andy Wolk, Kevin Dowling, Rob Morrow, Tim Hunter
    Written by
    Ildy Modrovich, Jeffrey Lieber, Steven Kriozere
    Starring
    Callie Thorne, Scott Cohen, Mehcad Brooks, Marc Blucas, John Stamos, Hannah Marks, Karissa Lee Staples, Patrick Johnson
    Length
    3 seasons, 38 episodes, 60 min each
    Network
    USA Network
    Country
    United States of America
    Languages
    English

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