TV series

The Stratagem

2001 · 1 season

A tense, talky climb through corporate backstabbing where every promotion has a price and loyalty is always negotiable.

Overview: Office politics, power struggles and greed provide action, thrills and excitement to this new drama about the banking sector. Zoe Tay helms this series as a go-getter who has to wrestle with her male colleagues to ascend the corporate ladder. In the process, she is often called to stake her moral integrity.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, dark and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, power, corruption, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
power
corruption
class
betrayal
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild