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Special - Season 1
It is a comedy series that presents the lives of a group of young people in comic way. The series begins with memoirs about how the special needs of these young people grow, revealing what distinguishes the most recent generation of young people who reached adulthood at some point. In an interconnected world, these young people seem to be at full capacity but still unemployed, doing a series of behaviors that span the culture of an entire generation. It is a series of comedic events that talk about the culture of modern dating, drugs, and out of the closet, love and drugs.
15 April 1971, Westchester County, New York, USA
28 June 1965, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
20 February 1971, Dallas, Texas, USA
April 11, 2019
With a full half-hour and a bigger budget, Special could go from being a great if slightly-too-scant story to something really magical.
April 11, 2019
As the main character of his own series, Ryan is revolutionary, yes. He's also quick and snarky, deeply insecure and sometimes more selfish than he's willing to admit
April 11, 2019
Netflix's flimsy development process failed this show.
April 11, 2019
Special is still experimenting with its tone and format, but it's doing so with a solid sense of its voice and themes, and with welcome restraint.