TV series

Sweetheart

2022 · 1 season

A slow, uncomfortable plunge into a forbidden affair and its fallout, watching a life unravel with quiet dread and sorrow.

Overview: A 37-year-old teacher falls for the charms of a student 20 years younger, causing a family crisis and her brutal fall to prison.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, betrayal, family, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
betrayal
family
guilt
identity
Places: school
home
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild