TV series

Bad Ancestors

2024 · 1 season

A breezy, wry short-form comedy that pokes gentle fun at family legacies and cultural baggage with a light, playful touch.

Overview: Bad Ancestors is a Fresh Blood project by Wendy Mocke, Rizcel Gagawanan, Jessica Magro and Vanilla Tupu. Fresh Blood is an Australian television comedy anthology series that began airing in May 2016 on ABC. The comedies screened in the series are seen as possible pilots for a full TV series.
How it feels: Light, satirical, whimsical and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Family, identity, race, immigration
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 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: family
identity
race
immigration
memory
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Created by: Vanilla Tupu
Written by: Wendy P. Mocke
Starring: Wendy P. Mocke, Joseph Althouse, Edward O'Leary, Lisa Maza, Sereima Adimate, Deborah Galanos, Thomas Larkin, Timmy Mannering
Length: 1 seasons, 3 episodes
Country: Australia
Languages: English