Title DossierDrama

Bad Behaviour

Drama

Teenage girls at the wilderness campus of an exclusive girls' boarding school exploring latent and emerging sexuality, ritualistic activities, intense friendships, shifting loyalties and a ruthless struggle for power.

Year

2023

IMDb

6.2

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Cast

TC

Tina Cao

Cute Patron

Jana McKinnon

Jo Mackenzie

Markella Kavenagh

Portia

Cast

TC

Tina Cao

Cute Patron

Jana McKinnon

Jo Mackenzie

Markella Kavenagh

Portia

Yerin Ha

Alice

Erana James

Ronnie

Tuuli Narkle

Miss Lacey

SZ

Syd Zygier

Gabby

Melissa Kahraman

Briohny

DC

Daya Czepanski

Saskia

MM

Mantshologane Maile

Ruby

Abbey Morgan

Emma

Malaynee Hayden

Lou

Jessica Lu

Simone

Dan Spielman

Keith Mackenzie

Diana Glenn

Caroline Mackenzie

Nicholas Coghlan

Mr. Pegg

Sally McLean

Miss Constantine

Comments

10 Comments

karooooDec 24, 2024

I don't think I've ever watched a series where I have hated every single character until this. It's an interesting series but every character (bar the minor ones - friends of main character in today's day) is so bloody toxic in their own way. It makes you question your childhood or at least someone's you know. Bullies, blackmail, torture, homophobia, abuse this has it all. Every episode makes you want to yell at the telly WHY WOULD YOU DO/SAY THAT!! Some of these actresses are brilliant in other shows but this really leaves you wondering what the person who wrote the story line went through. Would I recommend? Only if you don't have childhood school trauma.

momentoghDec 24, 2024

Completely useless TV wanted to put a different protagonist from the usual hoping to capture some attention but reality and that we don't care any of such a stupid protagonist, the TV series is very bad, and the theme of bullying cannot be Treated so trivial and stupidly is not a game, it must be faced seriously out of respect for those who really lived bullying so I absolutely do not recommend this TV series, absolutely rejected TV series, it is also very badly written, written only to irritate it Spectator, the thing that makes the TV series even more ridiculous and how these girls meet again after years as if nothing had happened, meaningless science fiction, in the end it will have been only a waste of time.

danoDec 24, 2024

Wasn't so nice ,but great performance for the acters ,even though the story wasnt really well, i dont know for others but i didn't like how its end. With this kind of scenario, stories, that ending should have really be different but anyway something great to watch if you are bored. That why i gave four stars this show would have been really great if they had just worked a bit that story. Any love story must always end well on a movie i think, if not so what's the point? It's a movie or a tv series is not real life and fans or people really love happy ending especially when you make a deep connection with the characters.

Pharrell BuckmanDec 24, 2024

I think most negative reviews stem from the fact that the protagonist is one of the most despicable human beings ever to grace a tv screen. Every second is pure agony to watch. These girls are mean, they are weak and spoiled. The fact that this show makes me feel all this hate and dismay clearly shows how well the characters are portrayed and acted. Sadly it makes the show almost unwatchable. If you like "Yellowjackets" or the much more obscure "Ondskan", here you can "enjoy" similar feelings, but a lot less watered down, and for hours on end. I did not like watching this. But I respect the artistry. 8.5/10.

Kimberly 🍯May 12, 2023

I only made it through 2 episodes.. it's slow. EXCEPTIONALLY slow. The "bad behavior" is simply teenage girls at a boarding school being "mean girls" nothing more. There was nothing really engaging or exciting. Perhaps one needs to have been a bullied teenage girl for this to series to matter. Watching from the outside it's really rather drab and unentertaining. Acting is sub-par. Dialog delivery is just odd in places.. weird pauses for seemingly "dramatic effect"... a la.. "I .... .... ... have to get going." No one actually speaks like that. Overall the entire series feels like it was written, directed, filmed and acted by individuals who were half-asleep and lacked ANY type of real-world vigor or "life". After nearly two episodes the story is still rather unclear. There doesn't appear to be a direct cohesive storyline. It's merely a collection of events strung together. And the primary focus, oddly, seems to be sexual fluidity overall. It's not outspoken or prominent. But that really seems to be the only "unique" aspect here. As if a series of rather standard events are made more interesting by non-gender-normative characters - they aren't. People, regardless of any gender fluidity, are still people - and the events are still pretty much the same. I watched 50% of this and could not, for the life of me, see why it warranted watching the remaining 50%.

Zulfa MeneteMay 12, 2023

As others have pointed out, this brief series is not particularly joyful and so, if you think you might struggle to watch kids and adults bullying each other, then Bad Behaviour might be better avoided. However, for me, it was the powerfully credible depiction of the suffering endured by characters in the show that made it worth watching. I felt that it accurately conveyed the struggles of teenage years and the dark plot was engaging without being gratuitously disturbing. The cast performed with great sensitivity and the use of the same actors across both timelines was seamlessly executed. This highly convincing duality of character portrayal was perhaps the most impressive aspect of the series. Once again, Australian television delivers a distinctive series that focuses on complex themes, stunning scenery and excellent acting, without stringing the viewer along unnecessarily.

THE CAF FAMILYMay 12, 2023

This show made me feel very nostalgic about my own experiences as a teenager, but I loved being able to see multiple perspectives and.. just experiencing it from an outside source. It was pretty raw for me even 15 years on, so a warning is warranted for those for whom it is still fresh. I would definitely recommend the series for those who have encountered similar things as well as those who haven't - it's generally well produced and impressive overall. I can't say I'm happy from watching it all, but I feel that it was valuable content. To those who are experiencing it now.. it shall pass. Xx.

Kyle EcharriMay 12, 2023

It's definitely not horror genre, but it does remind me of a horror movie. It's just a whole series of uncomfortable, painful and awful experiences one after the other. I think if you enjoy watching awful things happen, then you would enjoy this. But if you want something more than that, then you will likely not enjoy this. Having said that, the cinematography was great and I thought most of the acting was excellent, especially Kavenagh. I also loved that a gender neutral character was included without making a big deal about it. A conversation between people using them/they super naturally is really lovely and still quite a progressive thing I think. So, I appreciated that. But as I said, the storyline was just too constantly painful for me to give a higher review.

Corey MavukaMay 12, 2023

I really wanted to like this, but it just wasn't very well written. It ultimately felt like they filmed a first draft. It had the Star Wars prequels problem in that the audience is constantly told what the characters are like, but they're never actually shown being that way. The show is supposedly about Jo going from good girl to bad, but we're never shown how she used to be, or given any real investment into her friendship with Alice before she betrays her to court the favour of the popular girls, so the whole thing just falls flat. The show can't seem to decide if the school the protagonists attend is extremely strict, or permissive enough to allow its students to yell insults at other girls running cross country while the teachers are present. These issues really crystallized for me in the scene of (spoiler alert) one of the characters' funerals, wherein one of the main characters talks about how this girl was her best friend and always emotionally supported her, and, like, did we see any of that?! I don't think so. Also there was a weird strain of vulgarity throughout that I really didn't engage with. The performances were all great, so I'm looking forward to seeing these actresses appear in something better.

sissoko mariamMay 12, 2023

It's fair to say, this is a different direction to the typical Australian Bildungsroman. The show is incredibly dark, gritty, at times brutally tragic, but clever and overall, unapologetic. Watching it feels like an Australian version of "Euphoria" meets "Yellow Jackets", with similar tones and themes from each. The pace works for the longer episodes, and the dialogue depicts Australian teens well. The young female cast shine in this. For me, the character of Emma (played by Abbey Morgan) was a standout. The character of Alice was also particularly likeable and found the tormented relationships although sad, genuinely believable. It also allows the audience to think about how they would cope as 15 year olds left in the woods to their own devices just how challenging that environment would be. The setting itself is beautiful, with contrast between the Melbourne city to the stunning Victorian High Country. It's definitely not going to be for everyone and the warning at the start of each episode is warranted, but overall, a bold new Australian show that is far from the generic with a phenomenal female cast that is sorely needed on our screens.