TV series

The Nest

2020 · 1 season

A slow-burning, emotionally charged drama that keeps you uneasy as class divides and hidden motives simmer beneath a seemingly generous arrangement.

Overview: Happy couple Dan and Emily live in a huge house just outside Glasgow and want for nothing, save a baby of their own. Through a chance encounter they meet Kaya, an 18-year-old from the other side of the city, whose life is as precarious as theirs is comfortable. When Kaya agrees to carry their baby, it feels like they were meant to meet, but was it really by chance?
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Class, parenthood, identity, deception
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: class
parenthood
identity
deception
family
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild