MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

TV series
Poster for Fake Mommy

Fake Mommy

2025 · 1 season

A tense, morally tangled drama that keeps you uneasy as desperate people rationalize small betrayals for a child's future.

Created by
Kouya Shimada, Moeka Miyazaki
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Haru, Rina Kawaei, Koji Mukai
Overview
A former Tokyo University elite struggling with job hunting forms an unlikely partnership with a tough-as-nails, high school dropout entrepreneur to fake a perfect mother-daughter image for a prestigious elementary school entrance exam, risking legal trouble and moral collapse in a desperate scheme to secure the child's future.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Created by
Kouya Shimada, Moeka Miyazaki
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Haru, Rina Kawaei, Koji Mukai
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • class
  • ambition
  • deception
  • parenthood
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism8
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

More like this

Titles like Fake Mommy

TV series

The Girlfriend

2025

A slow-burning psychological duel where polite smiles hide suspicion, keeping you guessing whose version of events to trust.

Tense, dark · about class and deception

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • class
  • deception
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
The GirlfriendHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Your Friends & Neighbors

2025

A slick, uneasy ride that makes wealth and crime feel seductive and corrosive at once.

Tense, dark · about class

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • class
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
2
Details
Your Friends & NeighborsHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Bad Genius: The Series

2020

A tense, morally tangled thrill ride through exam cheating that escalates into high-stakes crime, with sharp social commentary.

Tense, dark · about class and ambition

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • class
  • ambition
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Bad Genius: The SeriesHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

WAR

2026

Polished, knife-edged legal sparring where every polite exchange hides a maneuver and the viewer is pulled into picking sides.

Tense, dark · about class and ambition

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • class
  • ambition
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
WARHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Black Rabbit

2025

A tense, slow-burning crime drama about family loyalty and debt, with a dark, cynical edge and emotional weight.

Tense, dark · about deception

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • deception
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Black RabbitHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Secrets We Keep

2025

A slow, uneasy unravelling of polished suburban life, where every polite neighbor seems to be hiding something.

Tense, dark · about class and deception

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • class
  • deception
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Secrets We KeepHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Inventing Anna

2022

A flashy, uneven dive into con-artist glamour, mixing satire and drama while keeping you curious about the next hustle.

Satirical · about class and ambition

Via
  • satirical
  • class
  • ambition
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Inventing AnnaHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Juvenile Justice

2022

A sober, emotionally weighty courtroom drama that asks you to sit with uncomfortable questions about blame and society.

Tense · about class and morality

Via
  • tense
  • class
  • morality
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Juvenile JusticeHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Apple Cider Vinegar

2025

A slick, unsettling true-crime drama that pulls you into a web of lies, leaving a queasy mix of fascination and unease.

Dark · about deception

Via
  • dark
  • deception
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Apple Cider VinegarHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Good Girls

2018–2021

A breezy, twisty suburban crime ride that keeps you hooked with sharp banter and mounting dread.

Tense, dark · about class and deception

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • class
  • deception
Pacing
brisk
Attention
engaged
Seasons
4
Details
Good GirlsHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Your Honor

2020–2023

A tense, morally fraught descent into lies and consequences, anchored by a powerful lead performance.

Tense, dark · about morality

Via
  • tense
  • dark
  • morality
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Seasons
2
Details
Your HonorHidden from your suggestions.
TV series

Snakes and Ladders

2025

A wry, slow-creeping study of workplace ambition where polite smiles hide sharp elbows and quiet betrayals.

Satirical · about class and ambition

Via
  • satirical
  • class
  • ambition
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Seasons
1
Details
Snakes and LaddersHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Genres
crime, drama
Created by
Kouya Shimada, Moeka Miyazaki
Written by
Ryoko Kimura
Starring
Haru, Rina Kawaei, Koji Mukai, Aoi Nakamura, Aoi Ikemura, Kayo Noro, Manami Hashimoto, Kurumi Nakata
Music
Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Cinematography
Fumihito Katamura
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes
Network
TBS
Country
Japan
Languages
Japanese

TMDBWikidata