TV series

La promesa

2023 · 5 seasons

A lush, slow-burning period melodrama where upstairs elegance and downstairs secrets simmer with quiet menace and longing.

Overview: In 1913 Spain, a woman gets a job at the palace of La Promesa as a reward for saving the marquesses' son - but nobody knows that she has her own plans, which involve avenging her mother's death and finding her missing brother.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, romantic and dark. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, family, class, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 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: revenge
family
class
betrayal
identity
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild