Sometimes, a teen show doesn't need to be an immortal masterpiece — it just needs to be entertaining and get people invested. That's one way of looking at the popularity of "Outer Banks," Netflix's buzzy teen drama that invokes some of the same vibes as old-school teen dramas of decades past. In a coastal town sharply divided between rich vacationers and the working-class residents, a local teen enlists the help of three others to discover what happened to his missing father. While they investigate, they uncover the legend of a famous missing treasure that might be linked to his father's disappearance, all while also dealing with class divides, romance, friendships, and betrayals. It's an adventure mystery made for teens, but with no less intensity.
