Social Distance (TV series)

Social Distance is an American anthology television series created by Hilary Weisman Graham that premiered on October 15, 2020, on Netflix. The series was "conceived, cast and executed entirely remotely during quarantine". The eight-part series, set during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, focuses on how families, friends, and couples were forced to cope with the effects of quarantine as well as the Black Lives Matter protests following the murder of George Floyd. 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.

Reception
For the series, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 58% based on 12 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "Aided greatly by its solid cast, Social Distance sustains a surprising amount of energy given its subject matter and format - still, it's a little too close to home to fully succeed." Metacritic gave the series a weighted average score of 56 out of 100 based on nine reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".