TV series

Little America

2021 · 1 season

A slow-burn historical drama that immerses you in the tensions of a small town divided between old traditions and new freedoms.

Created by: Dror Zahavi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Elisa Schlott, Reomy D. Mpeho, Franziska Brandmeier

Overview: In a small area of West Germany, the American military presence opened up a new world in the early 1950s and paved the way for individual freedom, freedom of movement and capitalism in Germany. In this time of upheaval, two friends are looking for their place and have to fight time and again with the 'old order', the conservative forces from politics, church and society. Confronted with the seductions of the new world, the two dissimilar women make an opposing development that puts their intimate friendship to a severe test ...

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Created by: Dror Zahavi
Genres: Drama
Starring: Elisa Schlott, Reomy D. Mpeho, Franziska Brandmeier

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 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: friendship
identity
freedom
class
betrayal
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	2
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama
Created by: Dror Zahavi
Written by: Christoph Mathieu, Johannes Rotter, Jo Baier, Ben von Rönne
Starring: Elisa Schlott, Reomy D. Mpeho, Franziska Brandmeier, Anna Schudt, Dietmar Bär, Julia Koschitz, Jonas Nay, Jared Lorenzo
Length: 1 seasons, 6 episodes
Network: Das Erste
Country: Germany
Languages: German, English

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