Deaf U

Name: Deaf U
Genre: Reality, Documentary
Released: October 9, 2020
Rating: 72

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Netflix | Release Date: October 9, 2020

Summary: The documentary reality series follows six students as they navigate college and relationships at Washington, D.C.'s deaf and hard of hearing Gallaudet University.

Genre(s): Reality, Documentary

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Terry Terrones

Oct 8, 2020

Season 1 Review: This series certainly demonstrates how typical, yet special this community is. The lives of the students in “Deaf U” make for compelling and thought-provoking television. Read full review

Jade Budowski

Oct 9, 2020

Season 1 Review: It’s a show that embraces melodrama, yes, but it’s also full of heart; it perfectly balances soul with soapiness, turning these students into characters but also keeping their cores intact. Read full review

Kathryn VanArendonk

Oct 9, 2020

Season 1 Review: I do know that Deaf U is compelling, whatever wrestling matches you may find yourself in about its documentary side versus its soap side. For me, it is a reality show, made with exquisite production values and a really careful, thoughtful perspective about how to weave deaf culture into a bingeable teen drama. The docusoap term seems mostly like an effective bit of marketing. Read full review

Aaron Barnhart

Oct 9, 2020

Season 1 Review: Deaf U, with its short (20 minutes or less) episodes, intriguing characters, and fascinating exploration of deaf subculture — albeit one that doesn't exactly cast deaf people in a very favorable light — is a worthwhile drive-by docuseries. DiMarco has cast the show well, finding interesting leads who reflect both the racial and hearing diversity of the Gallaudet community. Read full review

IndieWire Kristen Lopez

Oct 23, 2020

Season 1 Review: “Deaf U” entertains on its own merits but also represents a serious step forward in representing deafness and disability. Not every show about the subject needs to be a masterpiece, and “Deaf U” isn’t, but the fact that it can exist and just be fun is more than enough. Read full review

Inkoo Kang

Oct 8, 2020

Season 1 Review: The first half of the eight-part debut season is full of small insights into the lives of deaf college students: dorm doorbells that flicker light to indicate someone’s arrived, the impossibility of cuddling and signing at the same time, the advantage of carrying on full conversations in noisy bars and clubs. But Deaf U is a reality series first and foremost, and, outside of the discussion of deaf politics and culture, not a particularly involving one. Read full review

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Celina1998

Oct 16, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The editing seems so random? The scenes just jumps to the next scene and back, I don’t see any connection from scene to scene. When the topic about elitism was being talked about, I feel like the editing made the topic unclear. The casts should have presented themselves at the beginning, but they didn't so we don't really know who they are and what their hobbies is, etc.

There are not many races represented in this show. It's too much focus on Alexa.. it should literally have been called "The Alexa Show". I can see that the casts are being forced to talk about their feelings, they seem so uncomfortable with it so watching them feels so awkward. I wish I saw more LGBTQ representatives, but it was just two persons. The bullying.. the elites are trashing members of their own community.

There should be a warning that the show has topics that could harm someone's mental health in the beginning, but there was none.

I thought that this show would succeed, but unfortunately not. It was really hard to finish all the episodes, and it wasn’t even long episodes but it felt way longer. Our community doesn't approve this show because there is not enough representations and our culture are poorly portrayed, it’s mostly covered by drama, cheating, accusations, elitism-bullying and attention seeker cast. It’s a shame that our first show on Netflix is a bad one, we’re a minority and now this show is out in the world people will think everything they see on this show represents us, which is NOT true. People will judge us and think that all deaf people are drama queens that demand attention and **** everyone and are bully.… Expand

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  Air Date: October 9, 2020
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