TV series

Star-Crossed

2014 · 1 season

A swoony, earnest teen romance set against alien integration, mixing high school drama with mild sci-fi tension and a bittersweet edge.

Tagline: Two worlds. Two lives. One hope.
Overview: Passion and politics threaten the peace and an epic romance ignites between a human girl and an alien boy when he and eight others of his kind (The Orion 9) are integrated into a suburban high school 10 years after they and hundreds of others landed on Earth and were immediately consigned to an internment camp where they’ve been imprisoned ever since.
How it feels: Romantic, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, identity, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: love
identity
isolation
family
betrayal
Places: suburbs
school
small town
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild