TV series

Kir Royal

1986 · 1 season

A wry, bittersweet look at glamour and compromise, funny but tinged with loneliness and quiet moral defeat.

Tagline: From the life of a gossip reporter
Overview: A six-part television series, a parody of the Munich newspaper, its gossip reporter Michael Graeter, and its publisher Anneliese Friedmann. The series centres around the tabloid reporter Baby Schimmerlos, who plays in the Munich "Schicki-Micki" scene of the 1980s.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, melancholic and absurd. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Media, celebrity, ambition, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
celebrity
ambition
corruption
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild