TV series

Being Human

2008–2013 · 5 seasons

A bittersweet, funny-scary flatshare drama where monsters try to be ordinary and mostly fail, but keep trying.

Tagline: Flatmates by day - undead by night.
Overview: Deciding to turn over a new leaf, a group of friends who also happen to be vampires and werewolves move into a house together, only to find that it is haunted by ghosts of people who have been killed under mysterious circumstances. As they deal with the challenges of being supernatural creatures, their desire to be human bonds them.
How it feels: Dark, melancholic, warm and campy. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, found family, isolation, addiction
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
found family
isolation
addiction
redemption
Places: big city
small town
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild