Social Studies

TV-MA2024•57m•5.8/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.8/10(4)

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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Production

Institute, Annenberg Foundation, Sustainable Films, Artemis Rising

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

September 27, 2024

Last Aired

October 18, 2024

Networks

FX

Created By

Lauren Greenfield

Trailers & Videos

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Social 101

Air date: 2024-09-27

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

Social Divisions

E2

Social Divisions

Air date: 2024-09-27

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

Peer/Algorithm Pressure

E3

Peer/Algorithm Pressure

Air date: 2024-10-04

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

Sex Ed

E4

Sex Ed

Air date: 2024-10-11

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

Deletions and Culminations

E5

Deletions and Culminations

Air date: 2024-10-18

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

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