TV series

The Wonder Years

2021–2023 · 2 seasons

A gentle, funny, nostalgic look back at a childhood in a turbulent era, warm and easy to settle into.

Tagline: Return to wonder.
Overview: A coming of age story set in the late 1960s that takes a nostalgic look at a black middle-class family in Montgomery, Alabama through the point-of-view of imaginative 12 year-old Dean. With the wisdom of his adult years, Dean’s hopeful and humorous recollections show how his family found their “wonder years” in a turbulent time. Inspired by the classic series of the same name.
How it feels: Warm, earnest, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Coming-of-age, family, race, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
race
identity
memory
Places: small town
home
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild