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Soft Focus with Jena Friedman

Series of TV specials on Adult Swim From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Soft Focus with Jena Friedman is a series of TV specials created and hosted by Jena Friedman. The first special was aired on February 18, 2018,[1] while the second on January 25, 2019.[2] The specials are produced by Factual Productions, Inc. for air on Adult Swim.

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A third Soft Focus special was in the works in 2020,[3] but was ultimately cancelled due to production difficulties stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

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Plot

Each Soft Focus with Jena Friedman special starts off with an investigative report segment focusing on a sensitive subject such as rape or online harassment, resulting in a social experiment that also functions as a prank. The second half of each special features an interview with a controversial real-life figure.

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Release

The first episode of Soft Focus premiered on Adult Swim's live video stream on February 16, 2018, was released for on demand streaming shortly after, and premiered on television on Sunday, February 18, 2018. The second special was released similarly, albeit over the course of the same day, with the live stream, on demand premiere, and television premiere all occurring on Friday, January 25, 2019.

Cancelled Special

A third Soft Focus with Jena Friedman was in the works in 2020, but was ultimately cancelled due to the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic. The special would have featured segments on revenge porn and anti-trans bathroom bills.[4] The bathroom bill segment was later release on Jena Friedman's YouTube channel and features interviews with straight pride activist Don Grundmann as well as trans woman and Cal State LA Professor Talia Bettcher.[5]

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