In politically explosive Bucks County, PA, 14-year-old best friends Evi and Vanessa are caught between their parents, who are on opposite sides of America’s culture wars. Filmed over four years, the series follows an intense battle over education in a once idyllic community and asks a central question: what are we teaching the next generation about how to live together?
“Perhaps we could come to see each other… not as enemies.”
– Vonna DeArmond
“It’s been challenging, but we have found that by consistent effort and going back to the things that we do have in common, we’re able to bridge the gap.”
– Kitty Semisch
“We really made an intentional effort to put ourselves out there so that people could be like, “We don’t bite. We don’t bite. We’re just trying to raise our family.”
– Adrienne King
EPISODE 1: THE OUTBREAK
COVID fury ignites a school board war in Bucks County over what can and can’t be taught in schools. Best friends Evi and Vanessa are caught in the middle—their own parents are political rivals. As the fight over the schools grows more bitter and personal, the stage is set for a gripping clash over power, identity, and who gets to shape the next generation.
EPISODE 2: THE PETRI DISH
Vitriol escalates as battles over school policies intensify across Bucks County. A student roundtable and an unlikely alliance between two teachers with opposing political views offer a flicker of hope that it’s still possible to reach across the aisle.
EPISODE 3: DUCK SOUP
Efforts to find common ground gain traction, even as a federal investigation into allegations of discrimination, a controversial new library policy, and escalating campaign tactics push Bucks County closer to the edge in the fight to control the school board. An olive branch is extended to the other side — will anyone take it up?
EPISODE 4: PEACE VALLEY
As the school board elections reach a crescendo, the conflict gets personal. Amid brief moments of connection, students and parents alike suffer bullying, threats, and isolation, while activists take their battles to a national stage. Election night comes at last, and the community gathers, terrified and hopeful, to hear the results.
EPISODE 5: WHAT WILL YOUR STORY BE?
Election results arrive in an emotional wave of joy, tears, and fresh allegations. A new board stumbles, friendships are tested, and a national election heightens the stakes. Then a deeply emotional roundtable cuts through it all — clarifying what the series was always about: what is division doing to our children, and what will the next generation learn from how we handled it?