TV series

Imperial Palace

1969 · 1 season

A quiet, talky costume drama that settles you into a faded hotel world where small social frictions carry surprising weight.

Overview: Drama about the everyday events at a luxury hotel in the 1930's.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, satirical and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Class, work, identity, deception
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: class
work
identity
deception
loyalty
Places: workplace
big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild