TV series

Ben X Jim

2020–2021 · 2 seasons

A tender, slow-burn romance unfolding in quarantine, mixing warmth and melancholy as two friends reconnect and drift apart.

Overview: Benjamin lives alone, with his family living in America pressuring him to move there with him. He learns his old neighbor and childhood friend, Jimson, is moving back home to spend Enhanced Quarantine with his family. BenXJim follows the story of two people who turn from strangers, to friends, to lovers, back to strangers with memories.
How it feels: Romantic, melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, identity, isolation, family
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 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: love
identity
isolation
family
memory
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild