TV series

The First Days

2023 · 1 season

A grounded, emotionally varied anthology that captures the raw, unsettling and sometimes hopeful moments of ordinary lives upended by war.

Overview: A unique drama anthology series for our time, inspired by true events which happened in Kyiv in the first few weeks after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As the brutal war got underway, every second person left Kyiv. Yet every second person remained. These are their stories – variously moving, funny, sad, stark, unsettling, and uplifting.
How it feels: Tense, melancholic, earnest and uplifting. Measured and needs your attention.
About: War, survival, grief, isolation
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
survival
grief
isolation
healing
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none