''Social Distance'' is an American

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created by Hilary Weisman Graham that premiered on October 15, 2020, on

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. The series was "conceived, cast and executed entirely remotely during quarantine". The eight-part series, set during the first months of the

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, focuses on how families, friends, and couples were forced to cope with the effects of quarantine as well as the

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protests following the

murder of George Floyd On , George Floyd, a 46-year-old black man, was murdered in the U.S. city of Minneapolis by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer. Floyd had been arrested on suspicion of using a counterfeit $20 bill. Chauvin knelt on Floyd's n ...

. Each episode tells a different story and shows "the power of the human spirit in the face of uncertainty and isolation," and how technology was used to stay connected during quarantine.

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

Reception

For the series, review aggregator

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reported an approval rating of 55% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.75/10.

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gave the series a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on 11 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".

References

External links

* {{Netflix original current series 2020s American anthology television series 2020 American television series debuts Television shows about the COVID-19 pandemic English-language Netflix original programming Anthology web series