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TV series

The Attentionist

1 season

A slow-burning, uneasy coming-of-age story that draws you into a teenager's dangerous fixation with an unseen voice.

Created by
Caroline Kepnes
Genres
Mystery, Drama
Overview
Awkward 14-year-old Maeve and her older sister Reg ache for a way into the glittering world of the Cape Cod waterfront elite, and a secret phone romance with a boy from the local boat club finally makes that dream feel possible. But when the voice on the line begins to reveal something monstrous, Maeve doesn’t hang up, drawing her family deeper into the dark.
How it feels
Dark, tense, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Coming-of-age, obsession, class, deception
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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Created by
Caroline Kepnes
Genres
Mystery, Drama
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
period
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror3
Humour2
Realism7
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
mystery, drama
Created by
Caroline Kepnes
Written by
Caroline Kepnes
Starring
Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Audrey Grace Marshall, Dean Norris, Jordan Ladd
Length
1 seasons, 8 episodes
Network
YouTube
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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