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Finding Carter

2014–2015 · 2 seasons

A brooding, emotionally tangled teen drama about belonging, full of secrets and simmering family friction that keeps you invested in who to trust.

Created by: Emily Silver
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kathryn Prescott, Cynthia Watros, Alexis Denisof

Overview: A teenager finds out she was abducted as a toddler and returns to her biological family.

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Created by: Emily Silver
Genres: Drama
Starring: Kathryn Prescott, Cynthia Watros, Alexis Denisof

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
trauma
betrayal
coming-of-age
Places: suburbs
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	3
Realism	6
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	5
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Emily Silver
Written by: Jen Braeden, Emily Silver, Salvatore Stabile, Emily Whitesell
Starring: Kathryn Prescott, Cynthia Watros, Alexis Denisof, Anna Jacoby-Heron, Zac Pullam, Alex Saxon, Milena Govich, Eddie Matos
Cinematography: Alison Kelly, Alison Kelly
Length: 2 seasons, 36 episodes, 42 min each
Network: MTV
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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