If you are teenager, you think it is only natural to not like rules and regulations, or have parents breathing down your necks. But living in a world that has no rules of conduct and no one to turn to may not be that easy. The Society series on Netflix brings a fantasy drama that outs a group of teenagers in this exact situation to fend for themselves.
The Society Netflix Series Cast
Loosely based on the award winning novel The Lord of the Flies, the new fantasy series is created by Christopher Keyser. Gideon Adlon and Sean Berdy star in the series that premieres on May 10 2019, with ten episodes.
The Society (2019)
Created By: Christopher Keyser
Cast: Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Network: Netflix
Air Date: May 10 2019
The Society Series Plot
The Society series follows a group of teenagers as they struggle to form alliances and get out of a tough situation. The series takes us to a small town of West Ham, Connecticut where the residents are suffering from an unknown source of bad smell. As the powers that be are trying to fix the problem, we find a bunch of teenagers magically transported to a mirror image of their town.
Only, this town does not have an of the people that they left behind, including their parents. That seems like the best thing to happen to them and they run crazy doing what teenagers love to do – Party!
But they soon realize that there is something wrong with their current situation as they are unable to contact the outside world and must also restore order. The series then follows this group of high schoolers as they weigh in on the questions of power, immorality, and individual vs. collective good and build a new society from scratch.
The Society Trailer
Watch this trailer of Netflix series The Society and tell us if you like this new teen drama.
The Society Series Reviews
Here’s what the critics are saying about the new Netflix series,
“A concoction of hormonal impulses and moral dilemmas, it can be daffy and even a little dumb, but it has some thematic ambition, a talented cast, eventful episodes and a core mystery that may keep you hanging on through its 10-episode first season” ~ Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times.
“The Society is the closest Netflix has come to pulling off a true YA series, and there are many that are going to say it succeeds in every way to that end. ” ~ Forbes
” All of this is wholly worthy and fascinating for a show like this to dive into.” ~ Variety
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