TV series

A Teacher

2020 · 1 season

A quietly unsettling, slow-burn study of abuse that lingers on discomfort and consequence rather than sensation.

Tagline: Power, abuse, and the damage it leaves.
Overview: Claire Wilson, a young teacher at a suburban Texas high school, begins an affair with her student, Eric Walker. But their relationship accelerates faster than anticipated and the permanent damage becomes impossible to ignore.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, betrayal, trauma, guilt
Content: Strong sexual content. Mild language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 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: power
betrayal
trauma
guilt
identity
Places: suburbs
school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex strong