TV series

The Only Survivor

2021 · 1 season

A heavy, slow-burning domestic drama where suspicion and grief press down on a woman everyone doubts.

Overview: Suspicions surrounds the sole survivor of a blazing house fire that killed her whole family, and her survival becomes a living nightmare.
How it feels: Dark, tense, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, isolation, family, guilt
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
isolation
family
guilt
deception
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild