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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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Season 1

  • Peer/Algorithm Pressure
    9.0/1043 votes

    Peer/Algorithm Pressure

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/2024

    Peer pressure compounds with algorithm pressure to lead teens down rabbit holes that affect their real lives.

    Director: Lauren Greenfield

    Writer: Unknown

  • Sex Ed
    8.9/1035 votes

    Sex Ed

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/2024

    Social media and pornography provide "sex education" that shapes teens' behavior with serious consequences.

    Director: Lauren Greenfield

    Writer: Unknown

  • Deletions and Culminations
    8.7/1030 votes

    Deletions and Culminations

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/2024

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

    Director: Lauren Greenfield

    Writer: Unknown

  • Social Divisions
    8.0/1051 votes

    Social Divisions

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/2024

    Seeking followers, fame, and social mobility, teens encounter racial and class divisions on social media and IRL.

    Director: Lauren Greenfield

    Writer: Unknown

  • Social 101
    7.8/1056 votes

    Social 101

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2024

    L.A. teens return to school post-COVID and share their phones and lives to explore the effects of social media.

    Director: Lauren Greenfield

    Writer: Unknown