TV series

The Lesson

2022 · 1 season

A tense, talky pressure-cooker that turns a classroom argument into a painful, personal collision of politics and identity.

Overview: In a sleepy high school in Kfar Sava, in a Citizenship class, 12th-grader Lianne and her teacher Amir get into a heated political confrontation that gets out of hand and soon reaches personal and painful places.
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, politics, identity, class
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
politics
identity
class
power
Places: school
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none