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📊 Series Specifications
Network Netflix
Episode Runtime ~ min
Total Seasons 1
Total Episodes 6
Original Language IT
Creator Zerocalcare
Tear Along the Dotted Line (2021)
Created by Zerocalcare
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Ended Series Status:
This series has concluded and all seasons are available for tracking.
Synopsis
A cartoonist in Rome with his armadillo-for-a-conscience reflects on his path in life and a would-be love as he and his friends travel outside the city.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1 (Miniseries)
6 Episodes E1 Episode 1
Zero, a comics writer and artist who imagines his conscience as an armadillo, remembers how he first met his friend, Alice, when they were 17 years old.
E2 Episode 2
Zero recalls when, at 11 years old, he was briefly the teacher's pet. While on the way to pick up Secco, Zero has trouble changing a flat tire.
E3 Episode 3
Zero describes his nightmarish experience tutoring kids. While waiting for Secco, Zero tells Sarah why he's so obsessed with being punctual.
E4 Episode 4
While on the train to Biella, Zero recollects what it was like struggling to look for work and explains, in detail, his apartment's various "domains."
E5 Episode 5
Admitting he's bad at giving emotional support, Zero remembers consoling Alice after a breakup. An encounter with a former student rattles Zero.
E6 Episode 6
In Biella, Zero struggles with how to grieve as Sarah blasts him for making it about him. Later, he learns of a shocking secret that sends him reeling.