Television series

Undone

Name: Undone
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Released: 2019
Cast: Rosa Salazar, Angelique Cabral, Bob Odenkirk, Constance Marie, Siddharth Dhananjay

Undone is a rotoscope-animated dramedy about a woman who, after a near-fatal accident, begins slipping between moments in time and starts wondering whether she's uncovering the truth about her father's death or simply unraveling. It's slippery, gorgeously drawn, and genuinely moving, treating grief and mental illness with real weight rather than as a twist. For anyone who wants their family drama with a side of existential vertigo.

TVMaze rating

6.7

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