Social Studies

Synopsis

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.

First Air Date: 2024-09-27

Last Air Date: 2024-10-18

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 5

Created By: Lauren Greenfield

Networks: FX

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Top Cast

Lauren Greenfield as Self (uncredited)
Jack Schwartz as Self
Ellie Hiyar as Self
Mateo Santamaria as Self
Jack Dylan Grazer as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Seasons

Miniseries (2024)

A 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.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Social 101 (2024-09-27)

L.A. teens return to school post-COVID and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.
Ep. 2: Social Divisions (2024-09-27)

Seeking followers, fame, and social mobility, teens encounter racial and class divisions on social media and IRL.
Ep. 3: Peer/Algorithm Pressure (2024-10-04)

Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down rabbit holes that affect their real lives.
Ep. 4: Sex Ed (2024-10-11)

Social media and pornography provide "sex education" that shapes teens' behavior with serious consequences.
Ep. 5: Deletions and Culminations (2024-10-18)

With graduation and life changes, the teens contemplate their future and the brave new world they navigate.