TV Series
★5.8(4 votes)
20241 Season5 EpisodesEndedSocial Studies
Documentary
Filmed in Los Angeles over a school year, a diverse group of LA teens open up their lives and phones to offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood.
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5 EpisodesA diverse group of LA teens offer an intimate glimpse into how social media has reshaped childhood. From battling bullying, grappling with beauty standards, coping with comparison pressures and racism, exploring sexuality, and making life-altering decisions, viewers go on a raw, visceral and urgent journey through the challenges of growing up in the digital era.
EP 01
01.Social 101
57m★ 5.5
2024-09-27
01.Social 101
57m★ 5.5
Aired 2024-09-27
L.A. teens return to school post-COVID and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.
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EP 02
02.Social Divisions
57m★ 5.5
2024-09-27
02.Social Divisions
57m★ 5.5
Aired 2024-09-27
Seeking followers, fame, and social mobility, teens encounter racial and class divisions on social media and IRL.
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EP 03
03.Peer/Algorithm Pressure
57m★ 10
2024-10-04
03.Peer/Algorithm Pressure
57m★ 10
Aired 2024-10-04
Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down rabbit holes that affect their real lives.
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EP 04
04.Sex Ed
57m★ 10
2024-10-11
04.Sex Ed
57m★ 10
Aired 2024-10-11
Social media and pornography provide "sex education" that shapes teens' behavior with serious consequences.
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EP 05
05.Deletions and Culminations
1h 7m
2024-10-18
05.Deletions and Culminations
1h 7m
Aired 2024-10-18
With graduation and life changes, the teens contemplate their future and the brave new world they navigate.
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