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Terrace House
The coziest reality show ever made, and a hard lesson that the people we judge online are real 🏠
Who it's for
The show's gentle, slow observation of six strangers living together is famously calming, and its studio panel adds wry commentary on social awkwardness and conflict.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Terrace House is a Japanese reality franchise produced by Fuji Television, co-produced with Netflix from 2015, that ran from 2012 to 2020 across five series, including Boys & Girls in the City and Tokyo 2019–2020. Each series follows six strangers, three men and three women, who share a house while continuing their everyday lives, with a panel of studio commentators analysing and joking about their interactions.
Where to find it
Netflix (co-produced series from 2015). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Linked to a cast member's real suicide.
Age: Not verified (suggested 13+; 16+ if discussing the Hana Kimura case)
Yet you cannot lay remorse upon the innocent nor lift it from the heart of the guilty.Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet, “On Crime and Punishment”
