TV series

The Commons

2019 · 1 season

An anxious, intimate near-future drama that keeps you leaning in, weighing private longing against a world quietly coming apart.

Overview: Set in a gripping vision of the near future, THE COMMONS is an absorbing character-driven relationship drama and a story about motherhood as the ultimate act of faith in humanity.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Parenthood, technology, environment, morality
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 1 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: parenthood
technology
environment
morality
class
Places: big city
Era: near-future
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild