TV series

The Aces

2023 · 1 season

A slow-burning character drama where every billiards match feels like a pressure cooker of personal stakes and quiet determination.

Overview: Two billiards geniuses; a street kid with extraordinary talent and a perfectionist from a pool family dynasty. They must compete with each other, pushing themselves to the breaking point to gain honor and find themselves.
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, identity, class, obsession
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
identity
class
obsession
family
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild