A bit like The 100 meets The Leftovers, with a bit of Under the Dome thrown in for good measure, The Society is one part dystopian, political drama and one part existential examination of whether life's hardships are retribution from a higher power or just an inescapable consequence of living.

There’s an irrepressible optimism to this guilty-pleasure watch.

A concoction of hormonal impulses and moral dilemmas, it can be daffy and even a little dumb, but it has some thematic ambition, a talented cast, eventful episodes and a core mystery that may keep you hanging on through its 10-episode first season, even when you know the answers will be less interesting than the questions.

The Society is not especially fresh and it's clumsy and clunky in a number of frustrating ways, but it's also occasionally thoughtful and perceptive and, as it progresses, it builds moral quandaries and tension well. Throw in a flawed-but-solid cast and by the end of the season, I was ready for more.

It’s easy to sneer at The Society, awash as it is in teen-series melodrama and a perpetually unsatisfying central mystery that only truly serves as a high-concept hook, but there’s something oddly seductive about the show as it comes into its own – the kind of series you only realise around its midpoint you’ve become unexpectedly invested in. Just as long as you don’t think too hard about it.

Is The Society a show about sort-of whiny privileged kids in an overfamiliar YA set up? Yes. Absolutely, there’s no denying that. But it’s a pretty damn good one, and the growing pains in the first season only make me excited to see where The Society will take us in the future.

To the credit of creator Christopher Keyser (“Party of Five”), the series plays with expectations. Relationships bloom and wither in surprising combinations. Unfortunately, the show lacks a pulse.

Interesting. Group of students get to some parallel universe kinda place and have no idea where the place which looks like home but with Missing parents and limited boundaries is. It's interesting how teens make political rules to survive and the crazy suspence that keeps going through out the series. Although, the relationship part could have been better.

[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]

This teen version of Lord of the Flies is interesting in its views on society and what happens when all the rules are out of the window, but for the most part, you have to deal with a lot of teen drama crap and unlikable people making stupid choices, with only a vast minority of characters (about 5) being genuinely likable and the show does a poor job of exploring the mystery that makes it unique, but there's a lot of potential and skill hiding beneath these faults, which is why I want to stick around and see where it goes.

Another vapid tv show hinged on an initially interesting premise that it subsequently fails to deliver on answering nothing of the 'mystery' it presents you with leaving you with a 'lord of the flies teen drama'. Couple that with some some uninspired cinematography and the fact they cast actors all clearly well into their 20's and you have a drab show that feels straight out of the 2000's. Despite these flaws the acting is decent so if all you want going in is another teen drama then this show could provide some entertainment for you... otherwise AVOID!

The premise is interesting, if derivative. But the whole show reeks of social engineering. All the bad guys are white males and the good guys are women, non-white males and disabled people. The lead woman is particularly self-righteous and irritating.