"Teens involved in petty crime came to Boom Box to keep off the streets only to find that the studio itself was a hotbed of gang-related activity."
"The people these teenagers were getting involved with were not criminals; they were undercover police officers, who had targeted the area after a spate of murders in 2008."
"Dramatic reconstructions are contrasted with interviews, which are then contrasted with more dramatic reconstructions which feature the same cast but tell a different story."
"The whole thing is very meta, and that's before the people playing the Boom Box teens get talking to the actors playing them."
HBO Max's UK launch includes a British true-crime docudrama centered on Boom Box, a recording studio in Edmonton, north London. The series reveals how teens involved in petty crime sought refuge there, only to discover it was a hub for gang activity. The shocking twist is that the individuals they interacted with were undercover police officers targeting the area after a series of murders in 2008. The series employs dramatic reconstructions and interviews, questioning the ethics of the police's actions and the manipulation of the teens.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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