TV series

Golden Boy

2022 · 1 season

A tense, grounded drama about talent and pressure, watching a young man pulled between ambition and the people who want to control him.

Overview: This is the story of a young, talented football player with a problematic temperament, who already in his youth, because of his talent, becomes the target of several interest groups.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, dark and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, power, corruption, identity
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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
power
corruption
identity
family
Places: small town
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild