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Freaks and Geeks
When you're too weird for the cool kids and too restless for the smart kids, you're not lost. You're figuring it out. 🎸
Who it's for
The show refuses to make adolescence glamorous.
Feelings it meets
What it is
Freaks and Geeks is a one-season NBC comedy-drama created by Paul Feig and executive produced by Judd Apatow, aired 1999–2000 and set during the 1980–81 school year at a high school in a fictional Michigan suburb near Detroit. Junior Lindsay Weir, a former star mathlete, begins questioning her path after her grandmother's death and starts spending time with a group of rebellious 'freaks'.
Where to find it
Has streamed on Paramount+ and Kanopy in the US (per TV Insider). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: A family pet's death and bullying.
Age: TV-PG per TV Insider (Screenwise lists TV-14; suggested 14+)
I would always rather be happy than dignified.Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter XXXIV
