TV series

Pachinko

2022–2024 · 2 seasons

A sweeping, emotionally rich saga that immerses you in a family's struggles across generations, leaving a lingering melancholy.

Tagline: Within us all lies the courage to change our destiny.
Overview: This sweeping saga chronicles the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations as they leave their homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, survival, immigration
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: family
identity
survival
immigration
race
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild