TV series

Friendly Rivalry

2025 · 1 season

A tense, twisty high-school thriller that keeps you guessing while simmering with psychological pressure and fragile intimacy.

Tagline: The story of us who never learned how to lose.
Overview: A high-teen mystery thriller about a close relationship between teenage girls in a harsher survival competition than entrance examinations.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and romantic. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Obsession, identity, class, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
class
betrayal
survival
Places: school
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild