TV series

Gamma

1975 · 1 season

A slow, sober chamber piece that turns a medical miracle into a quiet ethical unease, more talk than spectacle.

Overview: The story of a brain transplant on a young race car driver and of its ethical implications in this Italian science fiction-drama television miniseries.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, morality, science, death
Content: Mild violence, gore and sexual content. No swearing.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 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: identity
morality
science
death
guilt
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild