Coming-of-age: Messy, beautiful, and real in ‘Growing Up’
by Gregory Wakeman
Sep 08, 2022
3 minutes
When asked to describe what growing up is like, the young people in the opening credits of a new Disney+ series use words like unpredictable, a chance to change the world, tumultuous, cringey, confusing, messy, beautiful, and mandatory.
“Growing Up,” debuting today, features the stories of 10 young people – culled from hundreds – talking about everything from race and gender identity to depression to advocating for often-taboo subjects like period poverty, or the lack of access to menstrual products.
The show is the brainchild of actor
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