TV series

Toong Sanaeha

2020 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally wrenching period romance where duty and family loyalty crush personal desire, leaving a lingering ache.

Overview: The story is set in the 1970s, in a small Thai village. Paitoon is in love with Yupin, whose father has gambling issues. They planned on getting married but Pao, his mother, doesn't like Yupin and won't accept their relationship because of her father. While Paitoon is in monkhood, Pao forces Yupin to marry Praiwan, Paitoon's brother who's suffering from polio since childhood. From now on, Yupin is Paitoon's sister-in-law, but their love for each other has not gone away. Will they be able to overcome all obstacles and be together again?
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, family, betrayal, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: love
family
betrayal
class
grief
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild