TV series

The American Guest

2021 · 1 season

A slow, humid expedition drama that weighs ambition against the indifferent vastness of the jungle.

Overview: A look at former U.S. president Teddy Roosevelt and Brazilian army officer Cândido Rondon's journey to explore unknown regions of the Brazilian Amazon.
How it feels: Earnest, tense and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Exploration, survival, ambition, nature
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: exploration
survival
ambition
nature
power
Places: wilderness
road trip
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild