TV series

The Academy

2024 · 1 season

A grounded, emotionally charged sports drama that explores identity and rivalry with earnest intensity.

Overview: The Academy is the training center of Apolo FC, one of the best soccer clubs in the world, where boys and girls fight for a shared dream: to succeed in the first team. Adrian, captain of the boys' youth team and son of a former club legend, sees his position in the team threatened when his coach Willy discovers Jairo, recently landed from Colombia, with an innate talent. Rivals on the team and roommates, their coexistence becomes hell... and the fact that Adrian is a closeted gay won't make things any easier....
How it feels: Tense, earnest and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, ambition, race, sexuality
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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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: identity
ambition
race
sexuality
Places: workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild