TV series

Gameboys

2020–2022 · 2 seasons

A tender, screen-lit romance that unfolds through video calls, balancing giddy flirtation with the quiet ache of lockdown loneliness and loss.

Overview: Teenage streamer Cairo is caught off guard when he receives a video call from a new online rival called Gavreel. He is even more surprised when the handsome stranger asks him out. Can two gamers make romance work during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, or will it be game over for their love story?
How it feels: Warm, romantic, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, isolation, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
identity
isolation
family
grief
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild