Switched at birth
Two teenage girls discover they were switched at birth. One is deaf and lives in a poor neighborhood with her single mother while the other grew up in a wealthy family with her two parents and her brother.
Switched at birth is not the series of the century and was not created for it anyway, but it is my current favorite. I came across it by chance, without really knowing what to expect, and I was very pleasantly surprised.
The premise is interesting and allows for quite interesting situations, whether it be the relationship between Daphne and Bay, the way in which the parents approach the situation, or the differences in education.
I appreciated that the writers didn't emphasize too much the fact that the Kennish family has a significantly higher standard of living than Regina. We can obviously see it, but they have not caricatured the “Latino family from the lowly neighbourhood” like Hilda Suarez in Ugly Betty.
Above all, I find the theme of deafness and the meeting of the world of deaf and hearing people well handled. I don't know if a deaf person or someone familiar with deaf culture would think the same thing; if it turns out, Daphne is a bad caricature; but her character, her relationships with hearing people, Emmet's vision... all that made me think about the subject, and taught me things.
I just finished the first 10 episodes, and I can't wait to see the next ones, hoping that they don't focus too much on the girls' love stories, at the risk of missing out on interesting themes.
Edit : Two and a half seasons later, I still like the series, which remains interesting despite the teen/drama orientation. The theme of deafness is increasingly highlighted, with the arrival of new deaf and hard of hearing characters, and the narrative arc on Carlton, the school for the deaf.
