TV series

High Maintenance

2012–2015 · 2 seasons

A wry, low-key drift through strangers' lives, each vignette quietly funny and quietly sad, like people-watching from a warm doorway.

Overview: A nameless cannabis delivery guy delivers his much-needed medication to stressed-out New Yorkers.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, cynical and whimsical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Isolation, loneliness, identity, friendship
Content: Strong language. Mild violence and sexual content. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: isolation
loneliness
identity
friendship
work
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild