TV series

Second Run

2018–2019 · 2 seasons

A gentle, wry fish-out-of-water comedy about family and belonging, easy to sink into and quietly amusing.

Overview: A comedy series about the Hedlund’s starting a new life in the far north of Sweden. The father Petter, runs in to culture clashes while Madde has an identity crisis; is she still the small-town girl from northern Sweden or did the big city change her more than she’d like to admit?
How it feels: Light, warm, satirical and whimsical. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Identity, family, class, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
class
isolation
healing
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild