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Gen Z’s Netflix Documentary on The Viral List

Gen Z’s Netflix documentary-worthy lives, creator housing drama, and a new funky sound are all going viral… 

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KEY TAKEAWAYS
  • Gen Z is making themselves the main character of a non-existent documentary
  • A creator’s housing and roommate crisis drama has become TikTok’s newest binge watch
  • Gen Z is using a funky audio to soundtrack life’s least desirable moments
Gen Z is pretending they’re the subject of a Netflix documentary   Is this the new “lore drop”? In the latest TikTok trend, Gen Z is “preparing for their Netflix documentaries.” They’re spoofing the classic interview setup: filming themselves sitting down in chairs, pretending to clip on an invisible mic, fidgeting with their hands, and asking questions like, “Where should I sit?” or “Which camera do I look at?”—all set to “On a Mission” by Duomo.  Some are using the trend to poke fun at documentary tropes—like one TikTok (11.2M views and 2M likes) declaring “It’s my dream to be introduced...

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