TV series

Forever

2014–2015 · 1 season

A gentle, thoughtful procedural that mixes weekly mysteries with a quiet, centuries-spanning melancholy about loss and loneliness.

Tagline: Who says you only live once?
Overview: Doctor Henry Morgan, New York City’s star medical examiner, has a secret. He doesn't just study the dead to solve criminal cases, he does it to solve the mystery that has eluded him for 200 years—the answer to his own inexplicable immortality. This long life has given Henry remarkable observation skills which impresses his new partner, Detective Jo Martinez. Each week, a new case and their budding friendship will reveal layers of Henry’s long and colorful past. Only his best friend and confidant, Abe knows Henry’s secret.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, death, isolation, friendship
Content: Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
death
isolation
friendship
mystery
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild