The Society Trivia | 25 facts about the series

The Society is an American mystery teen drama television series created by Christopher Keyser.

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1. The Society is an American mystery teen drama television series.
2. It was created by Christopher Keyser.
3. It was released via streaming on Netflix on May 10, 2019.
4. It’s a Netflix original series.
5. The series stars Kathryn Newton, Gideon Adlon, Sean Berdy, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge, Alex Fitzalan, Kristine Froseth, Jose Julian, Alexander MacNicoll, Toby Wallace and Rachel Keller.
6. Although the series was initially renewed for a second season, it was ultimately canceled after one season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
7. In 2013, Christopher Keyser and Marc Webb pitched the show to Showtime, but the network later decided to pass on the series.
8. Christopher Keyser and director Marc Webb began pitching the show in 2014. Showtime expressed interest, and a script was written. They then, however, passed on it because the cast were too young.
9. On July 24, 2018, Netflix announced that it had given the production a series order.
10. The series was created by Keyser.
11. He also acted as writer and executive producer.
12. Webb directed the series.
13. All of the actors on set had to learn American Sign Language(ASL) in order to communicate with fellow actor Sean Berdy who is deaf. He plays Sam in the show
14. The story takes place in a small town located in Connecticut
15. Kathryn Newton and Gideon Adlon both previously worked together on the movie Blockers.
16. West Ham is also the name of an area in London , England as well as major football team “West Ham United”
17. In episode 7, Elle is watching 500 Days of Summer on her computer. This is another movie directed by Marc Webb, who directed three episodes of The Society.
18. Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Kathryn Newton had been cast as a series regular.
19. In November 2018, Rachel Keller, Gideon Adlon, Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge, Alex Fitzalan, Kristine Froseth, Jose Julian, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Alex MacNicoll, Jack Mulhern, Salena Qureshi, Grace Victoria Cox, Sean Berdy, and Toby Wallace joined the cast
20. Prior to the cancellation of the second season, it was planned that Olivia Nikkanen would be promoted to a series regular role for that season.
21. Principal photography took place in Lancaster, Massachusetts in September 2018.
22. On April 30, 2019, Netflix released the official trailer for the series.
23. The review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes provides an 86% approval from 36 reviews, and an average rating of 7.44/10.
24. The website’s critical consensus states, “An intriguing tangle of mystery and melodrama, what The Society lacks in levity—and at times clarity—it makes up for with its surprisingly thoughtful exploration of community, culture, and what it means to grow up.
25. On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 66 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating “generally favorable reviews”.