TV series

Our Boys

2019 · 1 season

A heavy, slow-burning procedural that immerses you in grief and political tension, demanding close attention as it traces a real tragedy's aftermath.

Overview: Three Jewish teenagers are kidnapped and murdered by Hamas militants in the summer of 2014, leading to the retaliatory killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Muhammad Abu Khdeir and a conflict that forever changes the lives of Jews and Arabs alike.
How it feels: Dark, tense, bleak and earnest. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, justice, violence, corruption
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 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: grief
justice
violence
corruption
trauma
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none