TV series

Wake Up

2015–2017 · 2 seasons

A heavy, slow-burning medical drama that immerses you in moral dilemmas and institutional rot, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

Overview: After taking the blame for a patient death, an anesthesiologist battling psychiatric trauma fights to stay afloat in the corrupt hospital system.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, corruption, trauma, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: guilt
corruption
trauma
morality
power
Places: hospital
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild