TV series

Under Control

2015 · 1 season

A raw, emotionally draining plunge into addiction and its wreckage, anchored by a fierce central performance and a relentless sense of consequence.

Overview: The series revolves around the life of drug addicts, as wife Mariam, returns to addiction after a large period of quitting, which strains her relationship with her husband Hatem, and her friends and family try to help her overcome her problems, and stay away from addiction.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Addiction, family, trauma, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: addiction
family
trauma
betrayal
healing
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild