Genre - Teen drama film

What is genre?

Genre is a style or category of art, music, or literature.

Denoting or relating to a style of painting depicting scenes from ordinary life, typically domestic 

situations, associated particularly with 17th-century Dutch and Flemish artists.


What is a teen drama film?

A teen drama is a type of drama series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent during the first 45 years of television. It came into prominence in the early 1990s, especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly hills, 90210. After the show became a success, television writers and producers realised the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic. In the past, most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms, while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children.

The first teen-oriented shows did not call themselves teen dramas. One of the earliest was the single-season soap opera Never Too Young, which aired from 1965 to 1966. As the late 1960s and early 1970s progressed, younger viewers began to find relatable characters on more daytime soaps. In 1967, Love is a Many Splendored Thing premiered and quickly became a hit with teenage audiences. It was soon followed by All My Children in 1970 and The Young and the Restlessin 1973.