TV series

Carol's Second Act

2019–2020 · 1 season

A gentle, upbeat workplace comedy that coasts on warmth and easy jokes, never asking much of you.

Created by: Sarah Haskins, Emily Halpern
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Patricia Heaton, Kyle MacLachlan, Ito Aghayere

Tagline: Following your dreams is the best medicine.
Overview: After raising her two children, getting divorced and retiring from teaching, Carol Chambers embarks on a unique second act: she’s going to become a doctor.

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Created by: Sarah Haskins, Emily Halpern
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Patricia Heaton, Kyle MacLachlan, Ito Aghayere

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
found family
ambition
aging
friendship
Places: hospital
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
procedural
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Created by: Sarah Haskins, Emily Halpern
Written by: Broti Gupta, Trey Kollmer, John Blickstead, Emily Halpern
Starring: Patricia Heaton, Kyle MacLachlan, Ito Aghayere, Lucas Neff, Jean-Luc Bilodeau, Sabrina Jalees, Ashley French, Cedric Yarbrough
Music: Gabriel Mann
Cinematography: Christian La Fountaine
Length: 1 seasons, 18 episodes, 22 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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