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Netflix’s Sex Education and Derry Girls deal with the lives of teenagers with nuance.

Netflix finally has shows about the lives of teenagers that aren't mentally unsettling (13 Reasons Why) or cringe-worthy (Riverdale).

The site's two new releases, Derry Girls and Sex Education, have much in common. The scripts are witty, the young cast is terrific, and both shows tackle the Derry Girls follows the lives of five teenagersfour cheeky girls and one shy boygrowing up in 1990s Northern Ireland during the guerrilla war between Irish nationalists and British loyalists. The focus though is always on the group and how they get into mischief at their Catholic high school. The best part: it's the women (girls, really) getting into trouble, shooting their mouths off, and generally creating havoc.

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