TV series

Prison Playbook

2017–2018 · 1 season

A gentle, humane look at confinement that finds warmth and quiet comedy among unlikely companions, leaving you moved more than tense.

Tagline: Even if you live for one day, live as a good person.
Overview: With his major league baseball debut right around the corner, a star pitcher lands in prison and must learn to navigate his new world.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and light. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Friendship, found family, redemption, survival
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
found family
redemption
survival
family
Places: prison
hospital
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild