TV series

Minimum Security

2026 · 1 season

A dry workplace comedy that finds absurdity and warmth in the daily grind of prison guards.

Tagline: A show about the only people who choose to spend their lives in prison, the guards.
Overview: Corinne runs Chénoise prison with her unlikely team: By-the-book Jeff, JP who's always been closer to inmates than colleagues, and rookie Stéphanie.
How it feels: Satirical, warm, cynical and absurd. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Work, found family, class, power
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: work
found family
class
power
friendship
Places: workplace
prison
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild