TV series

Broken

2026 · 1 season

A slow, emotionally taxing family drama that weighs the cost of sacrifice and the strain of raising difficult children.

Tagline: How much can a parent take?
Overview: Set in 1990s Kuwait, the story follows Aref and Dananeer as they struggle to build a better life while enduring the burden of rebellious children, and of greed.
How it feels: Melancholic, tense, earnest and dark. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, parenthood, greed, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
parenthood
greed
class
betrayal
Places: big city
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild