TV series

Horace and Pete

2016 · 1 season

A raw, theatrical slow-burn that feels like eavesdropping on painful family arguments in a dim bar.

Tagline: A bracing preview of television's future
Overview: The owners of a dive bar in Brooklyn, Horace and Pete, along with bar regulars share their experiences and lives with each other while drinking or working at the bar.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and cynical. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, grief, isolation, guilt
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
isolation
guilt
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
single location
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild