TV series

The Disposables

2023 · 1 season

A scrappy, heartfelt teen adventure that mixes refugee-kid grit with small-town monster mystery and keeps things moving.

Overview: When 16-year-old refugee Priya's dad goes missing, Priya and her best friend Obi must navigate a community where they are treated as undesirables in order to find her dad and destroy the creature plaguing their neighbourhood.
How it feels: Tense, earnest, eerie and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Friendship, identity, family, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: friendship
identity
family
isolation
survival
Places: suburbs
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none