TV series

The Porter

2022 · 1 season

A slow-burning, earnest historical drama that immerses you in a tense, melancholic struggle for dignity and solidarity.

Overview: In 1921, friends and train porters Junior and Zeke find their unbreakable bond stretched to its limits when tragedy inspires them to take conflicting paths to a better life.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, class, power, friendship
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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
class
power
friendship
betrayal
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild