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Series · 10 connectionsYoung Americans is an American television drama. Portrays life at Rawley Summer Academy, an elite school in Connecticut where boys with a bright Ivy League future spend the summer industriously in classes and rowing training on the lake. The show explores themes of forbidden love, morality, social classes and gender roles.
Created bySteve Antin
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