TV series

The Yard

2018–2019 · 2 seasons

A heavy, slow-burning prison drama that keeps you tense and emotionally invested in one mother's fight to survive.

Overview: After a fateful domestic clash, a devoted mother finds herself in prison and fighting to survive in hopes of reuniting with her daughter.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, family, isolation, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: survival
family
isolation
justice
trauma
Places: prison
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild