TV series

Stargate Universe

2009–2011 · 2 seasons

A claustrophobic, slow-burn survival drama that trades adventure for tense character conflict and a pervasive sense of isolation.

Tagline: The Only Mission Is Survival
Overview: The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Survival, isolation, identity, loyalty
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: survival
isolation
identity
loyalty
exploration
Places: space
single country house
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild