TV series

Impulse

2018–2019 · 2 seasons

A raw, moody teen drama where trauma and uncontrollable power collide, leaving you tense and unsettled.

Tagline: You can’t control what you don’t understand.
Overview: 16-year-old Henry Coles is an outsider in her new town of Reston, New York. With a major chip on her shoulder and no friends, she remains withdrawn and isolated, but everything changes when a traumatic encounter with a classmate triggers something deep within Henry— unleashing a power she cannot control.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Trauma, identity, isolation, family
Content: Strong sexual content and language. Mild violence and gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: trauma
identity
isolation
family
power
Places: small town
school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong