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  • Netflix
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • Netflix
  • Oct 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 Ka...

Created By: Katie Cappiello

  • Netflix
  • Oct 16, 2020
  • Netflix
  • Oct 16, 2020
Grand Army
Season 1
Season Premiere: Oct 16, 2020
Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
68
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
5.2
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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 Ka...

Created By: Katie Cappiello

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Episode 1 • Oct 16, 2020 • 51 m
Brooklyn, 2020
A bombing blocks away sends Grand Army High School into lockdown, building pressure that spills over at the "party of the century" that night.
Episode 2 • Oct 16, 2020 • 49 m
See Me
Joey stages a protest at school. Owen and Jayson face a harsh penalty for their lockdown prank. A hookup leaves Leila feeling awkward.
Episode 3 • Oct 16, 2020 • 51 m
Relationship Goals
Sid struggles with his secret. Nudged by her girls, Dom finally acts on her crush on John. A night of partying take s a devastating turn for Joey.
Episode 4 • Oct 16, 2020 • 53 m
Safety On
Traumatised m, Joey spirals. Sid opens up in his Harvard essay. A health crisis puts more pressure on Dom to financially support her family.
Episode 5 • Oct 16, 2020 • 46 m
Valentine's Day
Joey's charges and Owen's discipline hearing send shockwaves at school. Dom's mother makes an uncomfortable proposal to bring in money.
Episode 6 • Oct 16, 2020 • 50 m
Superman This Shit
Sid and Victors science experiments have revealing results. Dom's nonstop hustle takes a toll. Jayson gets into a jazz competition, with a catch.
Episode 7 • Oct 16, 2020 • 49 m
Making Moves
Episode 8 • Oct 16, 2020 • 49 m
Spirit Day
Joey copes with a difficult setback in her case. Choking under pressure, Dom breaks trust with a teacher - and John. The real Sid stands up.
Episode 9 • Oct 16, 2020 • 1 h 11 m
Freedom
Dom, Joey and Sid find some release. After helping to lead the Black Student Union sit-in, Jayson stuns the crowd at his Lincoln Centre performance.

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
68
67% Positive
8 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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Generally Favorable Based on 12 Critic Reviews
68
67% Positive
8 Reviews
33% Mixed
4 Reviews
0% Negative
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83
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.
By Aramide Tinubu FULL REVIEW
80
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.
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71
Oct 14, 2020
As solid as all of the lead performances are—Jean and A’zion being particular standouts, though they all more than hold their own—it never felt like there was enough of any one thing for me to grab onto.
By Alexis Gunderson FULL REVIEW
67
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.
By Kristen Baldwin FULL REVIEW
63
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.
By Kelly Lawler FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 15, 2020
Whatever the behind-the-scenes conditions, there’s no denying two realities: that Grand Army lets several of its cast members shine through complex characters and culturally specific plotlines and that the show’s ambitions underscore its messy, sluggish, all-too-frequently frustrating storytelling.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
42
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.
By Jude Dry FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
5.2
44% Positive
4 Ratings
22% Mixed
2 Ratings
33% Negative
3 Ratings

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 9 User Ratings
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44% Positive
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22% Mixed
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33% Negative
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