Grand Army: Season 1

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Netflix | Season Premiere Date: October 16, 2020

Summary: Junior Joey Del Marco (Odessa A'zion), senior Siddhartha Pakam (Amir Bageria), junior Dominique Pierre (Odley Jean), sophomore Jayson Jackson (Maliq Johnson), and freshman Leila Kwan Zimmer (Amalia Yoo) deal with issues like sex, race, family, grades, and money while at Brooklyn's Grand Army High School in this drama series created by KatieJunior Joey Del Marco (Odessa A'zion), senior Siddhartha Pakam (Amir Bageria), junior Dominique Pierre (Odley Jean), sophomore Jayson Jackson (Maliq Johnson), and freshman Leila Kwan Zimmer (Amalia Yoo) deal with issues like sex, race, family, grades, and money while at Brooklyn's Grand Army High School in this drama series created by Katie Cappiello.… Expand

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E9. Freedom
Air Date: October 16, 2020
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S1:E8. Spirit Day
Air Date: October 16, 2020
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S1:E7. Making Moves
Air Date: October 16, 2020

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Aramide Tinubu

Oct 7, 2020

Although the series appears familiar in many ways to teen series that have come before it, these newcomers, amid the sheer chaos of high school in these rapid-paced episodes, also reflect the world as we know it now. Read full review

The Independent Annabel Nugent

Oct 16, 2020

Grand Army finds its heart in its remarkably talented teenage actors, particularly A’zion, Odley Jean (Dominique) and Amalia Yoo (Leila). The success of their performances lies in their ability to shift modes seamlessly. Read full review

Jen Chaney

Oct 19, 2020

Grand Army is at its best when it lets the stories of these young people, and the exceptional cast of unknowns who play them, especially TV first-timer Odley Jean, lead the way. Read full review

Kristen Baldwin

Oct 7, 2020

Grand Army is ambitious, often to a fault. Still, there are flashes of beauty — let me say again, Odley Jean is a revelation — amid the gritty teen boilerplate. Read full review

Kelly Lawler

Oct 16, 2020

It's frustrating when the "Army" writers get in their own way. But when A'zion or Jean are on screen, the show instantly rights itself, guided by the sheer charisma of the two young actors. Read full review

Joel Keller

Oct 16, 2020

All five of the leads put in fine performances. ... But the show lacks focus, at least at the outset. Read full review

IndieWire Jude Dry

Oct 16, 2020

The result is a dizzying mish-mosh of half-baked stories that is light on meaningful character development and long on tired cliches about people of color. Read full review

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Thuuren

Oct 17, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The show is like Netflix's 13 Reasons Why and covers a good amount of problems and situations that almost every teen experience, as well as some problems/situations that are rarer but still way too many teens experience. The show covers important things such as bullying, racism, bomb threats and sexual assault.

If you liked 13 Reasons Why, is it highly possible that you may like this too. This show may not suit everyone as the show, just like 13 Reasons Why, covers some difficult and uncomfortable scenes and topics to say the least. I recommend you watch the show with someone you trust and are comfortable with if you find the topics mentioned earlier disturbing. The cast is doing a good job, and it is cool that a lot of the cast seems to be new actors rather than established and well-known actors. But that does not mean that their acting is bad, quite the opposite. I especially liked Odessa A'zion (Joey Del Marco), Amir Bageria (Siddhartha Pakam) and Thelonius Serrell-Freed (Tim Delaney) and their story lines.

Netflix has added disclaimers at the beginning of the episodes containing scenes that people may find disturbing.… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
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  S1:E9. Freedom
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
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  S1:E8. Spirit Day
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E7. Making Moves
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
- tbd
  S1:E6. Superman This S**t
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
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  S1:E5. Valentine's Day
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
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  S1:E4. Safety On
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
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  S1:E3. Relationship Goals
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
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  S1:E2. See Me
  Air Date: October 16, 2020
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  S1:E1. Brooklyn, 2020
  Air Date: October 16, 2020