TV series

A Pencil

2024 · 1 season

A slow, heartfelt drama about loss and reunion, with a gentle pace and strong emotional pull.

Overview: A family flees destruction during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and accidentally loses their daughter. However, the girl is found by a woman who decides to take care of her and raise her. Years later, the girl meets her biological family and tries to reconnect with them.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, grief, identity, isolation
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
grief
identity
isolation
healing
Places: small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none