TV series

I Know This Much Is True

2020 · 1 season

A heavy, slow, deeply sad watch that asks you to sit with pain and family duty for a long time.

Tagline: You don't just give up on the people you love.
Overview: The parallel lives of identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness set against the backdrop of 20th century America.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Family, trauma, isolation, guilt
Content: Strong language. Mild violence, gore and sexual content.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
trauma
isolation
guilt
redemption
Places: small town
hospital
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild