Summary
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.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+24)
Critics 91Audiences 67GoodWatch 77
Tomatometer100%
Metascore81
IMDb6.7
User score6.7
Time to watch it all
4 h 45 min
5 episodes, about 57 min each
An episode a night: done in 5 nights.
Reach
Streams in 51 countries
+41First aired
2024
September 27, 2024
Ended 2024
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-MAUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-MA in the United States for strong language, and the viewing guide lists it for family nights.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchBinge-FriendlyDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids.
Directing · 1
- Lauren Greenfield Director, Story, Executive Producer, Producer, Still Photographer, Creator
Production · 11
- Frank Evers Executive Producer, Producer
- Andrea van Beuren Executive Producer
- Wallis Annenberg Executive Producer
- Regina K. Scully Executive Producer
- Caryn Capotosto Executive Producer
- Helen Kearns Consulting Producer, Editor
Camera · 3
- Bryan Donnell Director of Photography
- Jerry Risius Director of Photography
- Jenna Rosher Director of Photography
Editing · 5
- Catherine Bull Editor
- Lauren Saffa Editor
- Charles Little Editor
- Alex MacKenzie Editor
- Wes Lipman Editor
Sound · 2
- Volker Bertelmann Original Music Composer
- Justine von Winterfeldt Music Supervisor
Other crew · 5
- Joe Bini Supervising Editor
- Peter Wintersteller Additional Still Photographer
- Robb Moss Editorial Consultant
- Anita Grigore Music Coordinator
- Jared Mechaber Additional Still Photographer
Social Studies episodes
1 season · 5 episodes
Episodes
- S1 E1 Social 101, 7.9
- S1 E2 Social Divisions, 8.0
- S1 E3 Peer/Algorithm Pressure, 9.0
- S1 E4 Sex Ed, 8.8
- S1 E5 Deletions and Culminations, 8.6
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