TV series

The Red and the Black

1976 · 1 season

A slow, serious costume drama that watches a clever young man climb and stumble among aristocrats, cool and quietly tragic.

Overview: 1820s. The son of a carpenter, Julien Sorel, idolizes Napoleon and dreams of glory. Thanks to his abilities and education, he finds himself among first the provincial and then the highest nobility, but life did not turn out the way he would like.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, class, love, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: ambition
class
love
betrayal
identity
Places: countryside
big city
single country house
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild