TV series

Star Stealer

2020 · 1 season

A gentle, funny-sad slice of mall life where small humiliations and small kindnesses land with equal warmth.

Overview: Kania, who is in her 20s, can no longer afford her college tuition because her once-rich father went bankrupt and suffered a stroke. Now, as the sole breadwinner, she starts working at a bubble tea shop in the mall that her father once owned. There, she meets a variety of characters who become new friends, as well as the antagonistic mall manager, Mrs. Evy.
How it feels: Warm, melancholic, light and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Class, family, coming-of-age, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
family
coming-of-age
friendship
work
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild