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Grand Army

★ 7.4 10K votes 2020–2020 1 season · 9 episodes Ended Netflix
School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 9/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 9/10Young adultTeen protagonists with teen-first appeal.This show: 8/10Social commentaryDeliberate critique of how society works.This show: 8/10Emotionally heavyDemands real emotional stamina from the viewer.This show: 8/10Ensemble castMany characters carrying equal weight.This show: 8/10GrittyRaw, unglamorous realism in both look and subject matter.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Odessa A'zionOdley JeanAmir BageriaMaliq JohnsonAmalia YooAlphonso Romero Jones II
Written by
Katie Cappiello
Starring
Odessa A'zionOdley JeanAmir BageriaMaliq JohnsonAmalia YooAlphonso Romero Jones II
Written by
Katie Cappiello
Ratings per Episode
246810
Votes per Episode
063125188250

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About

"Overcrowded hallways, underprocessed trauma, teenagers pretending they're fine"

Grand Army follows a sprawling ensemble of students at a massive, overcrowded Brooklyn public high school, each navigating a different personal crisis: assault, identity, race, ambition, sexuality, and the pressure to seem fine. The show jumps between storylines with a restless, almost overwhelming energy that mirrors teenage life itself. It's blunt, sometimes raw to the point of discomfort, and doesn't offer easy resolutions. What carries it is a strong young cast delivering performances that feel lived-in rather than performed, even when the writing strains to cover too much ground at once.

Watch it for

the ensemble cast's unusually raw, unguarded performances as teenagers under real pressure.

Maybe skip if

you want tidy arcs, since storylines stay heavy and often unresolved.

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

All Seasons

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Season 12020
7.42K97h 49m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Brooklyn, 20207.1
24851 min
▶2See Me7.3
21949 min
▶3Relationship Goals7.4
20351 min
▶4Safety On7.4
18653 min
▶5Valentine's Day7.3
17446 min
▶6Superman This Shit7.2
16650 min
▶7Making Moves7.3
16449 min
▶8Spirit Day7.3
16649 min
▶9Freedom8.1
22071 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Odessa A'zion Joey Del Marco
Odley Jean Dominique Pierre
Amir Bageria Siddhartha Pakam
Maliq Johnson Jayson Jackson
Amalia Yoo Leila Kwan Zimmer
Alphonso Romero Jones II John Ellis
Brittany Adebumola Tamika Jones
Carter Nelson Tor Sampson
Thelonius Serrell-Freed Tim Delaney
Anthony Ippolito George Wright

Crew

Katie Cappiello

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