Dive Club
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that there is a fair amount of flirting and kissing among the teens in Dive Club. It's nothing more than a peck here or there, but these interactions happen often. A girl goes missing, presumably because she was lost in a storm, but there's an implication of foul play. The show is based in Australian beach culture, and the teens depicted spend a lot of time in bikinis and scuba gear.
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YA Themes targeting pre-teens
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Some violence but overall great!
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What's the Story?
A group of teen girls in Cape Mercy, a fictional island off the coast of Australia, have formed the DIVE CLUB. They take out their boat and scuba dive for sunken treasures, filming their fun for a YouTube channel. But a sudden storm sweeps in, forcing the girls to sail back and take shelter in a hurry. When one of the friends goes back to the boat to get her phone, she doesn't return; a search ensues. Meanwhile, because the town has sustained damage from the storm, a specialty engineer and his daughter are flown to the island. This girl, Isabel, falls in with the Dive Club girls, and helps with the search to find their missing friend. But is there more to the mystery than meets the eye?
Is It Any Good?
With the promise of a mystery, beach parties, and some serious flirting, this series could be a hit with the tween crowd. The boys in the show are ready-made for the Dive Club girls, with a stereotype to match each personality. You've got the boy fresh out of juvie with a do-gooder streak; a sensitive literary working-class kid; the snotty upper-class guy who swoops in to snag his favorite girl. The girls do fall for some of these distractions, but they're pretty tight-knit, and they do focus on their friend's disappearance.
The plot could have been more complex, and the characters could have more distinguishing features. And where are all of the parents? They're either dead, or off in Switzerland, or they're single parents busy with their careers. The two grandparents in the show are full of wise understanding and twinkly smiles. Tweens will probably get hooked on this soapy mystery. Adults may be left craving more. It's fun in the sun that could benefit from a little more depth.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the video channel that a character creates in Dive Club. Are there risks to starting a YouTube channel? What do you think good limits are?
When Lauren goes missing, her friends find her phone and look at the media on there. How did they get in so easily? How private is the information on your device?
The girls in the Dive Club seem to be pretty involved in the YouTube channel that Lauren started. What are the limits of an interest? What is social media obsession?
TV Details
- Premiere date: September 3, 2021
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Drama
- Topics: Adventures, Friendship, Great Girl Role Models, Ocean Creatures
- TV rating: TV-G
- Last updated: February 28, 2022
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