TV series

Sick

2021 · 1 season

A wry, warm-hearted look at starting over after illness, balancing awkward laughs with honest emotion.

Overview: 26-year-old Alice has been through the impossible, an absolute one in a million scenario (or okay type over 70% chance of survival but still): SHE HAS SURVIVED CANCER! Too bad she got rid of the job, dumped by her boyfriend and forced to move home to the family and start life again…
How it feels: Warm, satirical, melancholic and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Healing, identity, family, coming-of-age
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: healing
identity
family
coming-of-age
loneliness
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild