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In Treatment

TV · 2008–2021 · 4 seasons

Intimate, talk-heavy sessions that feel like eavesdropping on raw, conflicted lives; quietly gripping and emotionally demanding.

About
U.S. TV series (2008–2010, 2021–)
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Year
2008–2021
Seasons
4
Episodes
130
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • grief
  • obsession
  • isolation
Places
  • home
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror0
Humour2
Realism9
Romance3
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
drama, medical drama
Created by
Hagai Levi
Starring
Irrfan Khan, Mia Wasikowska, Dianne Wiest, Debra Winger, Gabriel Byrne, John Mahoney, Dane DeHaan, Amy Ryan
Music
Richard Marvin
Length
4 seasons, 130 episodes, 25 min each
Network
HBO
Country
United States
Languages
English

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