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Shuga

2009–2012 · 8 seasons

A frank, issue-driven soap that follows young people's loves and mistakes with a documentary-like earnestness.

Created by
John Trengove
Genres
Drama
Tagline
What's Your Reality?
Overview
Daring drama, set across multiple countries, that follows the lives of young people as they encounter love, lust, and the challenges of growing up.
How it feels
Earnest, romantic, melancholic and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About
Love, coming-of-age, identity, family
Content
Strong sexual content. Mild violence and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Created by
John Trengove
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance7
Tension5
Darkness5
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
John Trengove
Starring
Lupita Nyong'o, Valerie Kimani
Length
8 seasons, 27 episodes, 24 min each
Network
MTV Base Africa
Country
Nigeria
Languages
Afrikaans, English, Hausa, Yoruba, Swahili

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