TV series

Ugly Betty

2006–2010 · 4 seasons

A bright, fast-talking workplace comedy-drama where underdog warmth and catty scheming keep every episode easy and satisfying to watch.

Tagline: Ugly is the new beautiful.
Overview: Wannabe writer Betty Suarez is a plain girl from Queens, who is smart, hardworking and savvy but lacks a fashionable sense of style. When publishing mogul Bradford Meade puts his son Daniel in charge of Mode magazine, he hires Betty to be Daniel's new assistant -- mostly because he knows that she may be the only woman in Manhattan with whom the younger man won't sleep.
How it feels: Warm, satirical, light and campy. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, family, work, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
family
work
class
friendship
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild