TV series

Lanky Girls

2019–2022 · 3 seasons

A brisk, light-hearted comedy about a flawed coach whipping a scrappy volleyball team into shape, with plenty of snappy banter and easy laughs.

Overview: Coach Mikhail Kovalev loses his job due to his scandalous nature and disrespectful attitude towards women. To return to the Super League, he needs to win the volleyball championship with the provincial student women's team. Irina, the perfectionist vice-rector, and Natalia, the ex-girlfriend who harbored a grudge against him, will try to prevent him from doing this.
How it feels: Warm, light, satirical and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Sport, redemption, found family, ambition
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: sport
redemption
found family
ambition
betrayal
Places: small town
workplace
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild