TV series

As Time Goes By

2019 · 1 season

A slow, reflective drama about old friends confronting a buried shame, heavy with regret and the weight of memory.

Overview: Thirty years ago, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, three childhood friends got drunk and did something disgraceful. After the incident was exposed, they left town and went separate ways. Thirty years later, they meet again and are forced to deal with the chains of memory...
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Guilt, memory, friendship, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 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: guilt
memory
friendship
betrayal
redemption
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild