TV series

Cadets

2024 · 1 season

A disciplined, earnest coming-of-age drama that slowly builds pressure and camaraderie inside a strict military academy.

Overview: Set in 1998 before the historic Kargil war, four boys set foot in the prestigious Armed Forces Academy. Cadets is a coming-of-age story about a world where boys become men of honour.
How it feels: Earnest, tense, melancholic and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Coming-of-age, friendship, identity, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Full breakdown

Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
friendship
identity
loyalty
war
Places: military
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none