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Social Studies (2024 TV series)
American documentary series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Social Studies is an American documentary series created, directed, and produced by Lauren Greenfield. It follows teenagers over the course of a school year in Los Angeles, exploring how the generation has grown up online.
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The series premiered at the 51st Telluride Film Festival on August 30, 2024,[1] and premiered on September 27, 2024, on FX.[2][3]
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Premise
Over the course of a school year, the series explores Generation Z students in Los Angeles who deal with bullying, racism, beauty standards, and sexuality, specifically through the use of social media.[4][5]
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Development
Greenfield started developing the series during the COVID-19 pandemic when she noticed her teenage son having difficulties communicating with other kids in person.[4]
Filming
Production on the series took place beginning in August 2021, at various high schools throughout Los Angeles including Archer School for Girls, Venice Skills Center, Palisades Charter High School, Los Angeles High School, and Hamilton High School, with 1,200 hours of footage over 150 days, including screen recordings of students phones.[8][9][4] Greenfield was interested in seeing the impact of social media as schools re-opened after the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
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Critical reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 9/10.[11] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 81 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[12]
Aramide Tinubu of Variety wrote: "Engrossing and troubling, the docuseries presents a time capsule of today while allowing the teens to speak for themselves."[13] Richard Roeper of the Chicago Sun-Times praised the series writing: "The result is an instant time capsule that might leave you shaken at times, while other moments are truly inspirational and moving. On balance, though, what we witness is often more troubling and alarming than hopeful."[14] Joel Keller of Decider suggested viewing the series writing: "The sheer volume of what Greenfield shows teens being up to will scare any parent more than any blood-and-guts show Ryan Murphy can come up with."[15]
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