TV series

Abandonados

2022–2023 · 1 season

A grim, slow-burning war drama that immerses you in moral complexity and the harrowing cost of resistance.

Overview: Based on real facts, recalls the alliance between Portuguese, Timorese and Australians against a common enemy that did not hesitate to commit the greatest atrocities against the local populations and against all those who opposed him.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, betrayal, violence
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Full breakdown

Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 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: war
survival
betrayal
violence
loyalty
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild