Tear Along the Dotted Line

8.4

2021

Animation, Comedy, Drama

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.

🎭Cast

Zerocalcare

Valerio Mastandrea

Ep 1

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.

Ep 2

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.

Ep 3

Episode 3

Zero describes his nightmarish experience tutoring kids. While waiting for Secco, Zero tells Sarah why he's so obsessed with being punctual.

Ep 4

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."

Ep 5

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.

Ep 6

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.

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