TV series

Shady Job Family

2024 · 1 season

A quiet, tense crime drama about damaged people pretending to be a family, with a melancholy undertow and occasional warmth.

Overview: The drama is about five men and women who have gone off the rails in their lives and are trying to start their lives over by playing the role of a fake family based on the underworld part-time job case.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Crime, identity, found family, redemption
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: crime
identity
found family
redemption
isolation
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild