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Party of Five

TV · 1994–2000 · 6 seasons

A slow, heartfelt family drama that lets you sit with grief and small victories, asking patience and rewarding it with deep emotional investment.

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American television series
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Class
TV
Year
1994–2000
Seasons
6
Episodes
142
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • addiction
  • parenthood
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, youth
Created by
Christopher Keyser, Amy Lippman
Starring
Jennifer Love Hewitt, Brittany Murphy, Neve Campbell, Matthew Fox, Lacey Chabert, Scott Grimes, Trym Aunevik, Jeremy London
Length
6 seasons, 142 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Fox Broadcasting Company
Country
United States
Languages
English

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