TV series

Parizaad

2021–2022 · 1 season

A slow, heartfelt journey through societal prejudice and self-discovery, anchored by a gentle, poetic soul.

Overview: Based on Hashim Nadeem’s novel of the same name, the titular protagonist is born in unfortunate circumstances – a poor family of eleven people and dark skin. In a society obsessed with fair skin, he finds himself in start contrast with his name (lit. fairy's child)
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, warm and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, class, isolation, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
isolation
love
redemption
Places: big city
small town
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild