TV series

The Old Dog, New Tricks?

2022 · 1 season

A gentle, grounded drama about starting over, mixing sports nostalgia with quiet workplace stakes and family warmth.

Overview: Crushed by his sudden forced retirement, a professional soccer player pivots into a new career when he starts working for a sports management company.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, ambition, work
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
ambition
work
redemption
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild