Alex Rider
TV Series2020Returning Series

Alex Rider

Taste attributes: action & adventuredramaespionageteenactionadventurefasttried & testedlightimaginarylinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

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"Ordinary teen, extraordinary spy, reluctant hero."

Boxlist takeExpect an expansive, pacy action-adventure series, low-key rather than stirring. Best if you like pace over patience.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: light · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined

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Synopsis

Everything changes when Alex Rider learns that his uncle Ian has actually been killed in the line of duty as a British spy. The normal teen is approached by the head of The Department and pressured to help investigate his uncle's death. Alex reluctantly assumes a new identity and goes undercover in a remote boarding school called Point Blanc.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questcoming of agecomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Otto FarrantBrenock O'ConnorRonkẹ AdékoluẹjoVicky McClureStephen Dillane

Details

Genre
Action & Adventure
Year
2020
Runtime
45 min
Status
Returning Series
Studio
Eleventh Hour Films
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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