TV series

The Advisor

1996 · 1 season

A patient, quietly nerve-wracking plunge into corridors of power, where every polite conversation carries the weight of a hidden allegiance.

Overview: In 1960s South Vietnam, an undercover agent slowly works his way up through the ranks of Ngô Đình Diệm's administration to become one of its most prominent advisors
How it feels: Tense, earnest, dark and melancholic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Power, deception, politics, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 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: power
deception
politics
loyalty
identity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild