TV series

The Day I Picked My Parents

2019 · 1 season

Quietly emotional and hopeful, it follows real children through a tense, tender search for belonging that stays with you.

Overview: Ten foster children who are part of a revolutionary program operated by the nonprofit organization Kidsave search to find their forever home.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, found family, identity, healing
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
found family
identity
healing
parenthood
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none