TV series

Black Cake

2023 · 1 season

A slow, emotional family mystery that unfolds through secrets and memories, asking you to piece together a mother's hidden life.

Tagline: She would do anything to escape her past.
Overview: Two estranged siblings must set aside their differences to deal with their mother's death and her hidden past – a journey of discovery that takes them from the Caribbean to London to California and ends with her famous black cake.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, warm and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, memory, grief
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 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: family
identity
memory
grief
betrayal
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild