The Society

This week I will be reviewing the Netflix original show, The Society. It was first broadcasted on May 10, 2019. It received a 86% on rotten tomatoes. It stars Kathryn Newton and Rachel Keller.

This tv show is a mystery teen drama. It is a modern take on the 1945 novel William Golding, Lord of the Flies. It consists of 10 episodes each about 1 hour long. It focuses on a group of high schoolers who go on a field trip only to return to their hometown completely empty. There is no trace of human life still in the town when they return, however, every building and home is the exact same. It seems like a dream come true for a bunch of high schoolers, the ability to run wild throughout the night and throw parties with no fear of consequences. However, as time passes no one returns to their home town and worry grows. They all begin to fear what has happened to all their loved ones and friends. It’s not long until chaos begins as fear for what will happen when they run out of supplies.

After a few weeks, the group comes to a consensus that in order to survive and figure out what happened to their families they need to ban together and create new rules. However, there are many disagreements about who should be in charge and what rules to create. This leads to drama and even murder… The rest you’ll have to figure out yourself. It includes a good cast with interesting smaller storylines apart from the main plot, leaving the viewer interested in each character’s life.

I believe it a great show to watch that will keep you on the edge of your seat. I will give it a rating of 8/10! Although society does end on a cliffhanger I was excited to hear that in April of 2021 season 2 will be released on Netflix.

If you haven’t already watch to see if and how the town will survive. If you have watched it let me know how you think! You can watch the trailer for the society here.