TV series

When the Streetlights Go On

2020 · 1 season

A hazy, mournful slide into suburban adolescence, where grief and dread hang over every ordinary moment.

Overview: A double-homicide in a small midwestern suburb rattles the lives of a group of teenagers and sends investigators searching for answers in the fall of 1995. A meditation on growing up, the passing of time, and the insidious violence that lurks in the suburbs.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, dark and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, grief, mystery, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
grief
mystery
isolation
death
Places: suburbs
small town
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild