TV series

Significant Other

2018–2020 · 2 seasons

A quiet, bittersweet look at late-life love, loneliness, and the small hopes that keep people going.

Overview: Two neighbors in their late 40s – a single woman and a newly separated man – find themselves living door- to- door in the same apartment building, and embark on enter a hesitant, obstacle-filled romantic relationship.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, romantic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, loneliness, isolation, identity
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 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: love
loneliness
isolation
identity
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild