TV series

HAPPYish

2015 · 1 season

A wry, uncomfortable look at middle-aged disillusionment, mixing sharp satire with moments of quiet despair.

Overview: Thom Payne is a 44 year-old man whose world is thrown into disarray when his 25 year-old "wunderkind" boss arrives, saying things like "digital," "social" and "viral." Is he in need of a "rebranding," or does he just have a "low joy ceiling?" Maybe pursuing happiness is a fool's errand? Happiness after all is pretty high bar. In a world as absurd as ours, maybe the best anyone can hope for is happyish.
How it feels: Satirical, cynical, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, work, ambition, family
Content: Strong language. Mild sexual content. No violence or gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
work
ambition
family
aging
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence none
Sex mild