High School (American TV series)
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Created by | Tegan Quin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Story by | Clea DuVall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Original language | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. of seasons | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. of episodes | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Producer | Leslie Cowan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Production location | Calgary, Alberta Canada[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Running time | 22–31 minutes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Network | Tegan and Sara Quin, based on the 2019 memoir of the same name by the Quins. It premiered on Amazon Freevee on October 14, 2022.[2]
PremiseThrough a backdrop of '90s rave culture , twin sisters navigate identity, love, and music.
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ProductionDevelopmentOn October 20, 2020, it was announced that pilot episode, as well as executive produce alongside the Quin sisters. The series is set to be produced by Plan B Entertainment under their overall deal at Amazon Studios.[4] At Amazon's first NewFront presentation on May 3, 2021, it was announced that IMDb TV had given the project a series order. Upon the series order announcement, Tegan and Sara said:[5]
CastingOn March 17, 2022, Railey and Seazynn Gilliland were cast as the leads, while Cobie Smulders and Kyle Bornheimer were set to guest star in the show.[6] FilmingOn March 17, 2022, it was reported that principal photography was set to begin on March 21 in Alberta, Canada.[6] ReceptionIn advance of its official Amazon premiere, the series received a preview screening in the Primetime program at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.[7] The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 7.4/10, based on 22 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "High School is as effervescent and sensitive as a Tegan and Sara album, delivering a highly specific coming of age comedy that rings with universal truth."[8] Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 based on 10 critic reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[9] On Rolling Stone's list of the 20 Best TV Shows of 2022, it was named as the 7th Best.[10] On The New York Times' list of Best TV Shows 2022, the show was listed 5th.[11] NotesReferences
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