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Generation

★ 7.1 6K votes 2021–2021 1 season · 16 episodes Canceled HBO Max
Queer storiesLGBTQ+ lives and relationships at the center.This show: 9/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 8/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 8/10Contemporary lifeRecognizably the present day, ordinary life included.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Nathanya AlexanderChloe EastNava MauLukita MaxwellHaley SanchezUly Schlesinger
Written by
Daniel BarnzZelda Barnz
Starring
Nathanya AlexanderChloe EastNava MauLukita MaxwellHaley SanchezUly Schlesinger
Written by
Daniel BarnzZelda Barnz
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
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About

"Messy, colorful teen life without easy answers"

Set in a Southern California suburb, this ensemble teen dramedy follows a loose group of high schoolers navigating sexuality, identity, and messy first relationships against a backdrop of well-meaning but clueless adults. It jumps between characters and timelines, favoring vibe and vignette over tight plotting, with a candy-colored visual style and a soundtrack-driven energy. The tone swings from broad comedy to genuinely raw emotional beats, sometimes within the same scene. It feels more like scrolling through a lived-in yearbook than a conventional drama, which makes it either refreshingly loose or frustratingly unfocused depending on your patience.

Watch it for

the frank, tender portrayal of queer teen identity rarely handled with this much nuance.

Maybe skip if

you need a tight plot rather than a loose, vignette-style ensemble structure.

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12021
7.84K165h 13m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Pilot7.3
38935 min
▶2Dickscovery7.0
34430 min
▶3Toasted7.3
33330 min
▶4Pussy Power7.4
29529 min
▶5Gays and Confused8.0
31628 min
▶6The Wheels on the Bussy7.7
28429 min
▶7Desert Island7.8
29330 min
▶8The Last Shall Be First8.3
30634 min
▶9Deepfake8.0
23429 min
▶10Built for Pleasure7.9
231—
▶11Absolute Zero7.9
232—
▶12The High Priestess7.3
223—
▶13There's Something About Hamburger Mary's8.1
224—
▶14CLICK WHIRR8.2
219—
▶15L'Amour8.3
199—
▶16V-Day8.6
22639 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Nathanya Alexander Arianna
Chloe East Naomi
Nava Mau Ana
Lukita Maxwell Delilah
Haley Sanchez Greta
Uly Schlesinger Nathan
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett Sam
Chase Sui Wonders Riley
Justice Smith Chester
Martha Plimpton Megan

Crew

Daniel Barnz
Zelda Barnz

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