TV series

Hardball

2019 · 2 seasons

A cheerful, silly schoolyard comedy where friendship and handball rivalries play out with gentle stakes and lots of laughs.

Overview: Follows fish out of water Mikey and his two misfit mates, Salwa and Jerry. Their goal - make Mikey the sweetest-bestest-acest handball champ Western Sydney's ever seen.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, warm and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, coming-of-age, found family, sport
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
coming-of-age
found family
sport
identity
Places: school
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: comedy, family
Created by: Guy Edmonds, Matt Zeremes
Written by: Guy Edmonds, Matt Zeremes
Starring: Semisi Cheekam, Reannah Hamdan, Logan Reberger, Erin Choy, Sam Everingham
Length: 2 seasons, 23 episodes, 22 min each
Network: ABC Me
Country: Australia
Languages: English