TV series

Homebodies

2026 · 1 season

A quiet, tender drama that blends gentle humour with deep emotional aches, inviting you to sit with its characters' unresolved pasts.

Overview: Darcy returns home to look after his estranged mother and discovers her unusual housemate: the teenage ghost of his pre-transition self. Darcy must face the past or risk losing himself completely.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Identity, family, grief, isolation
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
grief
isolation
healing
Places: home
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild