800 Words is currently streaming in the US on Peacock Premium and Acorn TV, and in the UK on Amazon Prime Video and Sky Go, and its 7/10 TMDB rating reflects what viewers who've already found it know. 3 seasons that reward every hour invested.

800 Words follows a path that stands out in a crowded field. A recently widowed father, quits his job as a popular 800 word columnist for a top selling Sydney newspaper. Over the internet he buys a house on an impulse in a remote New Zealand seaside town. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids who just lost their mum, and now face an even more uncertain future. Erik Thomson and Melina Vidler lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. The series ran for 3 seasons (2015–2018), building a story that gave its audience time to invest properly.

The kind of show you put on in the background and find yourself actually paying attention to.