Getting On
Created by Mark V. Olsen, Will Scheffer
On HBO
A darkly comic, character-driven study of mortality and care work in a geriatric ward, balancing brutal honesty with quiet compassion.
Set in a geriatric extended care wing of a down-at-the-heels hospital, Getting On follows put-upon nurses, anxious doctors and administrators as they struggle with the darkly comic, brutally honest and quietly compassionate realities of caring for the elderly.
Genres
Questions people ask
Is Getting On sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.
Is Getting On violent? Barely. Less violent than 78% of series.
Is Getting On scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 70% of series.
Does Getting On leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Getting On easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.
Cinnamon Score
How much this series gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.
Distinctly its own thing.
How unlike any other series this one feels
How much more it delivers than it promises
How much audiences actually like it
Ensemble
Like Getting On
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Getting On
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Getting On, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Getting On, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Getting On, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
