TV series

BG: Personal Bodyguard

2018–2020 · 2 seasons

A restrained, character-driven procedural where quiet emotional currents and unarmed protection work generate steady, human-scale suspense.

Tagline: Bodyguards who protect people unarmed. An intense drama where the thoughts and emotions of people interweave.
Overview: Akira Shimazaki lives with his middle school student son. He used to work as a bodyguard, but, due to an incident, he now works as a security guard at a construction site. The private security company where he works establishes a new bodyguard division. Hiding his past as a bodyguard, Akira Shimazaki begins work as a novice bodyguard.
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, family, parenthood, redemption
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
family
parenthood
redemption
loyalty
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none