Early Swallows (2019)

Original title

Перші Ластівки

Genre

anthology series, teen drama television, thriller television series

Country

Ukraine

Length

2 seasons, 16 episodes

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 28 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series follows Ukrainian teenagers as they deal with bullying, online harassment, and questions about their sexuality. The show tackles difficult topics that are rarely shown on Ukrainian television.

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What happens

Early Birds (Ukrainian: Перші ластівки, Pershi lastivky) is a Ukrainian teen drama television series. The series' storylines involve bullying, online harassment, sexual identity and suicide. The first episode aired in November 2019. Broadcast by Novyi Kanal, the televised episodes attract a viewership of six million viewers on live-to-air television and millions more viewers online. The teen drama was responsible for a 600% increase in calls to a mental health helpline. Because of its rare and graphic content compared to other Ukrainian television series, the series has been described by BBC News as "a local surprise hit". It has also been praised for making issues that are rarely dealt with in public in Ukraine debatable. According to BBC News the series was "pretty much the first time that adolescent LGBT identity had been portrayed on Ukrainian TV". The second season of the show was filmed from late May until August 2020 and was broadcast in December 2020. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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