TV series

The Paper Man

1990 · 1 season

A slow, talky climb through newsrooms and boardrooms, watching ambition harden into something colder and more calculating.

Tagline: HIS PASSION WAS POWER
Overview: The Paper Man is a 1990 mini series about a fictitious media mogul.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Power, ambition, media, corruption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: power
ambition
media
corruption
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild