TV series

Les Misérables

2000 · 1 season

A somber, sweeping period drama that lingers on injustice and obsession, asking patience but rewarding with emotional weight.

Overview: Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. He meets and cares for a beautiful but poverty-stricken young girl named Fantine who has daughter Cosette. After Fantine's death Valjean brings Cosette up but he is haunted by Javert - a policeman whose search for Valjean has become an obsession.
How it feels: Melancholic, dark, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Justice, redemption, obsession, politics
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: justice
redemption
obsession
politics
class
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild