TV series

Paper Girls

2022 · 1 season

A brisk, heartfelt adventure that blends 80s nostalgia with time-travel puzzles and honest teen emotion.

Overview: It's the day after Halloween in 1988 when four young friends accidentally stumble into an intergalactic battle and find themselves inexplicably transported to the year 2019. When they come face-to-face with their adult selves, each girl discovers her own strengths as together they try to find a way back to the past while saving the world of the future.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, melancholic and warm. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, identity, friendship, fate
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
identity
friendship
fate
family
Places: suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild