TV series

Strong Medicine

1986 · 1 season

A slow-burning corporate drama that simmers with quiet tension as idealism meets ruthless ambition.

Overview: A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.
How it feels: Tense, cynical, dark and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Corruption, ambition, power, greed
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 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: corruption
ambition
power
greed
morality
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild