Gen Z awkwardly transitions into 'Adults'

WSHU | By Aisha Harris,

Kiana Fitzgerald

Published June 5, 2025 at 12:06 PM EDT

Owen Thiele and Jack Innanen in Adults. — Owen Thiele and Jack Innanen in *Adults*.

Every generation gets its versions of a "20-somethings hang out and make mistakes" sitcom, such as Living Single, Friends, New Girl and Broad City. Now Gen Z's got the FX/Hulu series Adults. The silly new series is about a group of friends cohabitating in Queens, New York and it makes for fun and possibly all-too-relatable TV fodder.

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