Here and Now
Created by Alan Ball
On HBO
A cerebral, darkly comic family drama that uses a progressive household and its intersections with contemporary America to interrogate cultural polarization and identity.
A provocative and darkly comic meditation on the disparate forces polarizing present-day American culture, as experienced by the members of a progressive multi-ethnic family — a philosophy professor and his wife, their adopted children from Vietnam, Liberia and Colombia and their sole biological child — and a contemporary Muslim family, headed by a psychiatrist who is treating one of their children.
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Is Here and Now sad? Somewhat. More sad than 66% of series.
Is Here and Now easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 66% of series.
Is Here and Now violent? Not especially. Less violent than 65% of series.
Does Here and Now leave you hopeful? Not especially. Less hopeful than 63% of series.
Is Here and Now scary? 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.
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Familiar shape, done well.
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Like Here and Now
Nearest across the full emotional profile.
Same Mood as Here and Now
Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.
Like Here and Now, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
Like Here and Now, But Lighter
Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.
Like Here and Now, But Less Popular
Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
