TV series

We Are All Trying Here

2026 · 1 season

A quietly painful, wry look at dreamers masking failure, mixing cringe-comedy with tender emotional honesty.

Tagline: Everyone is pretending to be okay… but no one really is.
Overview: An aspiring director hits rock bottom after 20 years chasing his debut — until he meets an overwhelmed producer who helps him rediscover his self-worth.
How it feels: Melancholic, cynical, warm and satirical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Ambition, friendship, identity, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: ambition
friendship
identity
isolation
healing
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild