Psychological drama is a subgenre of psychological thriller that is highly character-driven with an emphasis on internal or personal conflicts rather than external threats of violence. While psychological dramas may contain some elements of psychological horror, they differ from thrillers in their slower pace and focus on exploring characters, relationships, and emotional dilemmas rather than incorporating life-threatening situations.

1. Psychological drama is a subgenre of the psychological thriller, including the
following:
- Highly character-driven
- Emphasis on conflict
- The primary conflictis internalor person vs. self
- Usually containsat least mild horror/psychologicalhorror elements(not
always, butusually)
- Little to no violence (unlike the thriller), with the emphasis on character
relationshipsand dilemmas.
It's a subgenreof psychologicalthriller in the sense that it's extremely
character-driven and mostof the conflicts are internal or emotional - but the
biggest difference between both, in fact, is that the psychologicaldrama is NOT
a thriller. It's much slower-paced, for one, and usually does not have any kind
of race-against-the-clock-typeplot. Itreally focuses on characters, conflict, and
character relationship dynamics, much more so than your averagegenre.