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Surviving Summer

2022–2023 · 2 seasons

Bright, breezy teenage summer energy with sunlit surf, easy friendships and low-stakes drama that rarely demands much.

Created by
Joanna Werner, Josh Mapleston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sky Katz, Kai Lewins, Lilliana Bowrey
Tagline
Worlds apart. Thrown together. Surfing is the easy part.
Overview
Rebellious Brooklyn teen Summer Torres is sent to live with family friends in the tiny town of Shorehaven on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, AUS. Despite her best efforts, Summer falls in love with the town, the people and the surf.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Created by
Joanna Werner, Josh Mapleston
Genres
Drama
Starring
Sky Katz, Kai Lewins, Lilliana Bowrey
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • coming-of-age
  • friendship
  • identity
  • found family
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • sea
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour4
Realism7
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama
Created by
Joanna Werner, Josh Mapleston
Written by
Josh Mapleston, Alix Beane, Joanna Werner
Starring
Sky Katz, Kai Lewins, Lilliana Bowrey, Savannah La Rain, João Gabriel Marinho, Annabel Wolfe, Josh MacQueen, Sheena Reyes
Music
Alex Olijnyk
Cinematography
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Length
2 seasons, 18 episodes, 27 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
Australia
Languages
English

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