TV series

The Vertical Line

2018 · 1 season

A tender, quietly funny look at illness and mortality, mixing warmth and sadness in short, humane scenes.

Overview: Heartfelt Italian comedy-drama about the patients and staff of a hospital oncology ward.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Death, grief, healing, friendship
Content: Mild gore, sexual content and language. No violence.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: death
grief
healing
friendship
family
Places: hospital
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild