The 2010s is a documentaryminiseries which premiered on May 7, 2023, on CNN. Produced by Tom Hanks and Gary Goetzman's studio Playtone, the 7-part series chronicles events and popular culture of the United States during the 2010s. It serves as the final installment of the "Decades Series", following The Sixties, The Seventies, The Eighties, The Nineties, and The 2000s.[1] The first episode, "Peak TV", was screened at SeriesFest.[2] The last episode was not about the 2010s at all and instead featured events during the year 2020 and was titled "2020: The Year That Changed Everything".
An overview into the new era of political activism, marking a decade of increased polarization and societal change through movements like Occupy Wall Street, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo, and the rise of the Alt-right.
An exploration of social media's growing influence with platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok as well as their influence on major societal events and movements, such as the Arab Spring, Gamergate, the Rohingya genocide, and Qanon.