What is a 'teen drama'?

What is a 'teen drama'?

Teen drama is a broad description of any series that has characters who are young. Usually the kinds of issues that they have - and this applies most especially to shows on networks that emphasize teen drama, such as CW - are romantic issues or sometimes parent issues or self-empowerment issues or friendship issues. These are all things that teenagers go through. There's no reason that a teen drama cannot have the depth, sincerity and meaning of any other show. They are sometimes, however, played so light that instead of really dealing with what teenagers cope with in their lives, which are very serious to them and sometimes to others, they tend to be easy fare that frankly is a merchandising excuse for selling fashions in some cases.