With The Society canceled, many fans wondered why Netflix made this decision. Often compared to William Golding's 1954 book Lord of the Flies, The Society is about teenagers alone in their small town when the adults disappeared. Netflix canceled the series after one season. The high schoolers of West Ham, Connecticut come to terms with their new reality and split off into groups as they disagree on how to move forward. Dramatic plot lines like Becca Gelb's (Gideon Adlon) pregnancy and Cassandra Pressman's (Rachel Keller) heart condition are explored, and there are several surprising deaths throughout the 10-episode first season.