TV series

Etty

2026 · 1 season

A slow, harrowing yet luminous dive into one woman's inner world amid catastrophe; quiet, intellectual, and profoundly moving.

Overview: In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, twenty-seven-year-old Jewish Etty Hillesum begins therapy. What starts as personal exploration becomes a spiritual awakening, documented in her diaries. Guided by psycho-chirologist Julius Spier, her mentor and lover, she undergoes a radical inner transformation. She’ll discover that even when all is taken, one can remain free within.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, dark and uplifting. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Faith, identity, trauma, healing
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
upliftingstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
identity
trauma
healing
freedom
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild