The Society

**The Society** is an American Netflix series produced and distributed by streaming giant Netflix.

On July 9, 2019 the series was renewed for a second season by Netflix and was set to premiere in 2020.

On August 21, 2020 it was announced that Netflix has reversed its season two renewal decision for The Society, because production of the series was impacted by COVID-19 and has been canceled.
2 season coming soon on Fox.

## Synopsis

The Society follows a group of teenagers who are mysteriously transported to a facsimile of their wealthy New England town, left without any trace of their parents. As they struggle to figure out what has happened to them and how to get home, they must establish order and form alliances if they want to survive.

## Cast

* Rachel Keller as Cassandra Pressman
* Alex Fitzalan as Harry Bingham
* Jacques Colimon as Will LeClair
* Kristine Froseth as Kelly Aldrich
* Gideon Adlon as Becca Gelb
* Sean Berdy as Sam Eliot
* Toby Wallace as Campbell Eliot
* Olivia DeJonge as Elle Tomkins
* Natasha Liu Bordizzo as Helena
* Alex MacNicoll as Luke Holbrook
* Jack Mulhern as Grizz
* Benjamin Breault as Blake
* Salena Qureshi as Bean
* Grace Victoria Cox as Lexie Pemberton
* Naomi Oliver as Olivia
* Olivia Nikkanen as Gwen Patterson

## Production Notes

* Originally, the series was pitched to TV Network Showtime, however, the network passed.
* On July 24, 2018, Netflix announced that it had given the production a series order. The series was created by Christopher Keyser, who will also act as writer, and executive producer, with Marc Webb set to direct. Alongside the initial series announcement, it was confirmed that Kathryn Newton had been cast as a series regular. In November 2018, Rachel Keller, Gideon Adlon, Jacques Colimon, Olivia DeJonge, Alex Fitzalan, Kristine Froseth, Jose Julian, Natasha Liu Bordizzo, Alex MacNicoll, Jack Mulhern, Salena Qureshi, Grace Victoria Cox, Sean Berdy, and Toby Wallace joined the cast.
* March 2020 The Society was in final stages of pre-production.
* The producers were making tentative plans for a few weeks of prep leading to a potential October production restart when Netflix on Friday August 21, 2020 reversed its Season 2 renewal decision.

## Trivia

* The Society remained dormant for about 4-5 years until Netflix approached Chris Keyser and Marc Webb about resurrecting the idea for the streamer.
* The series is written by Chris Keyser and directed by Marc Webb.
	+ Webb and Keyser also executive produce.
	+ Keyser will return as showrunner and continue to executive produce alongside Marc Webb.
* The story takes place in a small town located in Connecticut.
* West Ham is also the name of an area in London , England as well as major football team "West Ham United."
* All of the actors on set had to learn American Sign Language (ASL) in order to communicate with fellow actor Sean Berdy.
* Many see the series as being a modern day take on the popular series *Lord of the Flies.*
* Uncertainty around production dates and balancing the availabilities of a large cast, coupled with unexpected budget increases due to COVID led to the decisions on The Society.
* An hours after Netflix cancelled The Society, stars Kathryn Newton and Gideon Adlon have taken to Instagram to lament the show’s abrupt ending.
* The Society cast were notified of the cancellation via a Zoom call Friday morning August 21, 2020.
* On the same day the cancellation was announced fans started a petition.
* Keyser is provided some clues to what was in store for Season 2.

## Multimedia

### Images

* Posters
* Promotional Images
* Character Portraits
* Videos

The Society Trailer HD NetflixThe Society Teaser HD Netflix
## References

1. ↑ ‘The Society’ Renewed For Season 2 By Netflix
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 ‘The Society’ & ‘I Am Not Okay With This’ Canceled By Netflix Due To COVID-Related Circumstances
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 ‘The Society’ Creator On “Tough” Cancellation, Timely Season 2’s Themes Of War, Love & Hope And Finding Way To Get It To An Audience
4. ↑ The Society Stars 'Heartbroken' Over Cancellation: 'We Wanted to Go Back'
5. ↑ Save Netflix’s The Society