Overview

• Released September 25, the series quickly reached No. 2 on Netflix’s TV chart and holds a 77% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes.
• Created by and starring Mae Martin, the show features a trans lead whose identity is normalized rather than treated as the central conflict.
• Though fictional, the narrative is informed by research into the troubled-teen industry and practices linked to Synanon, with input from a survivor consultant.
• Toni Collette’s turn as the leader of the fictional Tall Pines Academy is widely singled out in early reviews.
• Billed as a limited series, the show has no Season 2 confirmation, though Martin and cast members indicate openness to continuing the story.