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The Au Pair

2025 · 1 season

A slow-burning domestic thriller that keeps you uneasy as suspicion quietly poisons a picture-perfect household.

Created by
Oonagh Kearney
Genres
Drama
Overview
George, a diabetic father moves next door to daughter Zoe Dalton. Zoe seems to have it all, including successful husband Chris, but when she hires an au pair, Sandrine, the beguiling young French woman triggers an unsettling shift in the household as instincts and suspicions arise, hinting at hidden agendas.
How it feels
Tense, eerie and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Deception, family, isolation, class
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Created by
Oonagh Kearney
Genres
Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Oonagh Kearney
Written by
Andy Bayliss, Michael Foott
Starring
David Suchet, Sally Bretton, Ludmilla Makowski, Kenny Doughty, Margot Pue, Ripley Barden, Ebimie Anthony, Virginie Ledoyen
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 44 min each
Network
5
Country
France, Ireland
Languages
English

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