TV series

Downshifters

2016–2020 · 3 seasons

A wry, easy-watch comedy about keeping up appearances while quietly panicking about money and status.

Overview: A successful thirtysomething couple find themselves at a financial dead end; they are faced with an extreme lifestyle change to pay for their debts. The luxury lifestyle ends when they are forced to move into a rented apartment in the suburbs. But to their friends, they hold up a facade and explain it all with downshifting.
How it feels: Satirical, light, cynical and warm. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Class, identity, deception, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
identity
deception
family
work
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild