TV series

What the Future Holds

2018 · 1 season

A slow, watchful plunge into a repressive era, where charm curdles into compromise and every friendship carries a price.

Overview: In 1966, Justo Gil arrives in Barcelona as a migrant with the purpose of gaining enough money to give his sick mother the best care. His great charisma allows him to socialize with the youngsters of the upper-class, until an unexpected turn of events makes him become an informer of the political police, in order to pursue communist cells.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, identity, corruption, class
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: betrayal
identity
corruption
class
guilt
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild