TV series

All About the Villain

2022 · 1 season

A slow-burning, claustrophobic look at ambition and rivalry in a small village theater group, where quiet resentments simmer into open competition.

Overview: A large-scale film by a famous director will be done at a rural village, Ishimaru Village and the heroine will be selected among the local actresses by a mysterious lady called Yurizono Rinko. "Soyokaze" is the only theater group in Ishimaru Village and Tamano Kumi is one of the members. Kumi and the other members get along very well and treat acting as just a hobby. However, things change after the arrival of Rinko as the theater members start to see each other as rivals. The rivalry not only involves their acting abilities, but also their status in the village and their pride as a woman.
How it feels: Tense, dark, satirical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, obsession, identity, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 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: ambition
obsession
identity
betrayal
class
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild