THE A-LIST

  • 21 Sep - 27 Sep, 2019
  • Mag The Weekly
  • TV TIME

We’ve seen so many teen shows this year we can pinpoint a few archetypes. The mean girl. The handsome boy the mean girl wants. The mean girl’s suck-up friends. The misunderstood boy or girl that tries and fails to get in with the popular crowd. But The A List and upends some of those archetypes. The series stars Lisa Ambalavanar, Ellie Duckles, Rosie Dwyer and many more. The A List is set in what appears to be an idyllic island summer camp, but where dark secrets will turn the "holiday of lifetime" into a twisted nightmare. Mia thinks she's all set for a summer of sun, romance and social dominance, but the late arrival of mysterious new girl Amber disrupts everything. Amber walks into the camp like she owns it; funny, confident, glamorous and effortlessly charming. Mia instantly hates her. Slowly, Mia's former followers defect to Amber's side and Mia starts to suspect that there's much more at stake than a popularity contest...there's something in Amber's eyes. Something cold... something hungry... and when she locks her gaze to yours, you can feel it in your head, probing, cataloguing. And absorbing... Amber is not a normal girl, she has powers, they are growing and they are dangerous. The heightened tension and remote setting allow The A-List to explore universal teen concerns of friendship romance, loyalty and betrayal in an intense crucible. The A List, created by Dan Berlinka and Nina Metivier, doesn’t seem much different than most of the teen dramas, especially ones that contain some sort of supernatural element. But two things help this show stand above many of the others: The performances, and the setting.

It’s better to skip it!


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