TV series

Like A Second Mother

2026 · 1 season

A heavy-hearted, slow-pulling melodrama where old grief and buried secrets keep resurfacing, asking you to sit with the ache.

Overview: It tells the emotional story of Ali and Zeynep, whose paths cross around a young child following a major loss they both experienced in Germany eight years ago.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, parenthood, guilt
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
parenthood
guilt
love
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild