TV series
Rest and Joy
2026 · 1 season
A gentle, bittersweet watch about holding on and slowly letting go, with quiet humour and a warm community.
- Created by
- Tim Oliehoek
- Starring
- Annet Malherbe, Jaap Spijkers, Nezanin Taheri
- Overview
- In 'Rest and Joy', we follow Emma, a city woman, who after the unexpected loss of her husband Thomas discovers that he, after a years-long waiting list, has been granted a garden at the Rust & Joy community garden complex. Although she hates gardening, she decides to accept the garden anyway to fulfill Thomas's dream and not have to let him go for a while yet.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, warm and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, healing, isolation, found family
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Tim Oliehoek
- Starring
- Annet Malherbe, Jaap Spijkers, Nezanin Taheri
