TV series

When I was a Child Everything Was Fine

2025 · 1 season

Quietly devastating domestic drama that simmers with unspoken resentment before spilling into raw confrontation.

Overview: A middle-aged couple's seemingly stable marriage unravels when a forgotten 20-year-old promise to divorce once their child turns 20 resurfaces, exposing stifled ambitions and hidden resentments as they confront evolving identities beyond their roles as parents.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, parenthood, betrayal
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
parenthood
betrayal
love
Places: home
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild