TV series

The Beautiful Neighbor

2011 · 1 season

A quiet, uneasy domestic drama where polite suburban calm slowly curdles into suspicion and quiet dread.

Overview: A sudden encounter between a gracefully attractive but mysterious woman, Saki, and an ordinary housewife, Eriko, who has a happy family, causes Eriko's serene daily life to fall apart. Eriko's husband, Shinji becomes the target of Saki's advances and finds himself caught between her and his wife.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, obsession, family, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
obsession
family
identity
deception
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild