TV series

The Lost Boys

1978 · 1 season

A slow, sorrowful immersion into a writer's life, where whimsy curdles into possessiveness and loss.

Tagline: Starring IAN HOLM as J.M. Barrie, the creator of Peter Pan
Overview: The story of J.M. Barrie and his relationship with the Llewelyn-Davies family. Barrie writes PETER PAN for the five boys, and later adopts George, Jack, Peter, Michael, and Nicholas.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, dark and warm. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, family, obsession, parenthood
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
obsession
parenthood
death
Places: big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild