TV series

Sunshine

2017 · 1 season

A slow-burning, socially conscious drama that intertwines crime and community, leaving a lingering sense of injustice and fragile hope.

Overview: This drama mini-series follows a group of friends from the South Sudanese community living in Sunshine, a suburb in the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia. The young men get entangled in a crime as they are hoping to make it as professional basketball players.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, identity, justice, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
identity
justice
betrayal
family
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild