We will use Gallup’s term for consistency.) The majority of those who identify as LGBT in the poll said they were bisexual. (Gallup uses “LGBT,” though the term is often expanded to “LGBTQ+”. Daniel envisioned the project as one that could both teach Zelda about TV development as well as depict Generation Z’s “embrace of queerness.”Ī recent Gallup poll shows that Generation Z (ages 19-24 in 2021) may be the queerest generation-with one in six members identifying as LGBT. Their son, Dashiell, had also earlier come out. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Daniel and Zelda explained how the project began after Zelda came out as queer to her fathers, Daniel and Ben Barnz. It’s more Booksmart than Euphoria, and, we think, is all the better for this tonal decision.Ĭo-written by Daniel Barnz and his 19-year-old daughter Zelda Barnz, Generation mostly examines the younger Barnz’s cohort, though not without some focus on that generation’s parents-who, in the series, act both progressively and toxically. How do you do, fellow kids? Ever go rooftopping?Įxcept, Generation feels closer to reality than previous HBO shock fests. After years of made-for-adult anti-hero crime, HBO really wants to be down with the teenagers now.
Three episodes in, and HBO Max’s teen seriocomedy Generation has already done public birthing jokes, school lockdown jokes, and way more awkward sex jokes than there were penises in that other HBO teen hit.
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