We Are Who We Are: Season 1

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HBO | Season Premiere Date: September 14, 2020

Summary: 14-year-old Fraser (Jack Dylan) adjust to moving from New York City to an Italian military base and connects with fellow 14-year-old Caitlin (Jordan Kristine Seamón) in this Luca Guadagnino coming-of-age drama series.

Genre(s): Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E8. Right here, right now #8
Air Date: November 2, 2020
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S1:E7. Right here, right now #7
Air Date: October 26, 2020
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S1:E6. Right here, right now #6
Air Date: October 19, 2020

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The Independent Alexandra Pollard

Nov 23, 2020

It takes a daring director to ask us to not just sympathise but empathise with a boy like Fraser. And Guadagnino is certainly that. He has an almost magical realist take on teenage life. Everything is at once lifelike and heightened, his gritty, gonzo approach punctured by freeze frames and fade-outs and fantasy sequences. ... The more you watch, the more that shrug of a title starts to make sense. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Sep 14, 2020

With half the episodes yet to be seen, “We Are Who We Are” could go in a lot of different directions, but it already feels bursting with life in the way great television often does. You want to live alongside these characters for as long as they’ll let you, and for as shrewdly as Guadagnino doles out key details, there’s nothing fast about this loving look at developing souls. Whether you want to read poetry or swim under the Italian sun, “We Are Who We Are” gives you everything you could hope for. Kick back and enjoy. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Matt Fagerholm

Sep 14, 2020

An eight-part opus that is guaranteed to stand as an essential work in the director’s oeuvre. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Sep 2, 2020

An aura of pleasant aimlessness suffuses the production, its evocation of eternal summer mirroring the teens’ approach to their here-but-not-really-ness. But of course the scripts (by Guadagnino, Paolo Giordano and Francesca Manieri) are meticulously crafted, guided in large part by the steady unearthing of the characters’ layers. Read full review

Clint Worthington

Sep 14, 2020

If there’s one thing Guadagnino knows how to do, it’s capture the feeling of characters in limbo, whether by age or circumstance; if spending eight hours in that kind of gorgeously fitful purgatory appeals to you, there’s a lot to appreciate in We Are Who We Are. Read full review

Kaveh Jalinous

Oct 1, 2020

We Are Who We Are’s scope is almost too expansive, but Guadagnino’s gentle direction and subdued script help the audience build a connection to the characters. Read full review

The Playlist Lena Wilson

Oct 5, 2020

“We Are Who We Are” feels like what it is: European artistes taking on a demographic into which they have zero insight and very little to add. It is, at best, a meandering, mildly lyrical meditation on arrested development – at worst, a head-scratching misfire by an otherwise major talent of cinema. Read full review

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tvguy79

Sep 15, 2020

I’ve never seen a teen series done this sophisticated. Feels like the show has more respect for youth culture than most other series. Beautiful !

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MetaLA

Sep 15, 2020

Was to completely taken with the atmosphere. Great direction and performances. Jordan Seamón and Jack Grazer are truly great here.

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Televisio

Sep 15, 2020

Delivered on exactly what the reviews said. Immersive. Poignant. Melancholic. Sunny and salty. A bravo for HBO and Mr Guadagnino.

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StreamerLA

Sep 15, 2020

Stunningly done. Breathtaking and strong performances! Very curious to see where the series goes and how the characters evolve.

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fra92

Sep 18, 2020

Guadagnino is back! I am proud of being Italian, for this innovative and authentic director/ writer. way to go

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bertobellamy

Sep 16, 2020

The dynamics established in the first chapter are enough to immerse you in this world. The military background and progressive characters definitely will make up for some interesting and unconventional situations. Although the trailers gave the impression that the essence of 'Call Me By NourThe dynamics established in the first chapter are enough to immerse you in this world. The military background and progressive characters definitely will make up for some interesting and unconventional situations. Although the trailers gave the impression that the essence of 'Call Me By Nour Name' was present, it's not the case. Let's see if Luca Guadagnino can keep us interested until the end.… Expand

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