{ "id": "eppt31r4be", "slug": "class-of-07", "title": "Class of '07", "updated": "2026-11-01", "topic_path": [ { "id": "culture", "label": "Arts and culture", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture" }, { "id": "culture.performance", "label": "Screen and stage", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen", "label": "Film and television", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series", "label": "Series and fictional screen worlds", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv", "label": "Scripted television and comedy series", "api_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/api/v1/topics/culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv" }, { "id": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy", "label": 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Anning, starring Emily Browning, Megan Smart, and Caitlin Stasey as alumni stranded by an apocalyptic tidal wave at their ten-year all-girls school reunion.", "node": "culture.performance.screen.series.series_scripted_tv_comedy.world_comedy_series.yr-2022-2026", "markdown": "# Class of '07\n\n**Class of '07** is an Australian comedy television series in which an apocalyptic tidal wave strikes during the ten-year reunion of an all-girls high school, stranding the former students on the island peak of their old campus, where they must survive both the flood and each other.[1](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007) Created, written, executive produced, and directed by Kacie Anning, the series premiered on Prime Video on 17 March 2023 with all eight half-hour episodes released at once.[1](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007)\n\n| Key fact | Detail |\n|---|---|\n| Format | Eight half-hour comedy episodes, all released 17 March 2023 on Prime Video[1](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007) |\n| Creator | Kacie Anning, who created, wrote, executive produced, and directed the series[1](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007) |\n| Production | Matchbox Pictures in association with Amazon Studios[1](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007) |\n| Setting | Ridge Heights Catholic Ladies College, Australia, cut off as an island after the flood[1](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007) |\n| Lead cast | Emily Browning as Zoe, Megan Smart as Amelia, Caitlin Stasey as Saskia[2](https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/class-of-07/) |\n| Reception | 92% Tomatometer and 93% Popcornmeter on Rotten Tomatoes; 7.2/10 on IMDb from about 7,200 users[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/class_of_07) • [4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14671640/ratings/) |\n\n## Spoilers\n\n### Premise and story\n\nThe reunion at Ridge Heights Catholic Ladies College is underway when torrential rain and a tidal wave of near-biblical proportions leave the mountaintop school the sole island in an endless expanse of water.[5](https://time.com/6266906/best-tv-shows-march-2023/) The stranded women have shelter, but to survive long term they need food, medicine, a social contract, and the ability to get along better than they did as teenagers.[5](https://time.com/6266906/best-tv-shows-march-2023/) The series frames the stakes accordingly: their greatest threat to survival is not the end of the world but each other, as decade-old rivalries and secrets resurface.[1](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007)\n\nThe story opens with Zoe Miller ([Emily Browning](https://www.edgepedia.org/emily-browning)), a recluse living out of her van after being dumped on a reality dating show called *The Match* and ridiculed across social media; she arrives at the reunion during a personal crisis and reconnects with her former best friend Amelia ([Megan Smart](https://www.edgepedia.org/megan-smart)) and the former mean girl Saskia ([Caitlin Stasey](https://www.edgepedia.org/caitlin-stasey)).[2](https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/class-of-07/) • [6](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/16/class-of-07-review-apocalyptic-high-school-reunion-comedy-gets-better-as-it-goes) The season alternates present-day dialogue among the classmates with flashbacks to their school years, and as the situation grows more complicated, buried truths surface, including a classmate's disappearance on the island and a traumatizing relationship from Saskia's school days.[7](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/4/6/class-of-07-season-review-amazon-prime-comedy-crazy-creative/)\n\nThe show treats survival logistics through a female lens, asking what the women would do about menstruation in an apocalypse or an IUD that needs removing, and it engages with themes of infertility, suicide, sexual abuse, and the long aftereffects of high school trauma.[8](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-class-of-07-is-a-surprisingly-relatable-comedy-20230403) Reviewers noted the ensemble's regression into their adolescent selves under pressure, with Saskia, the school bully turned tyrannical leader, demanding the group use electricity generators to straighten their hair each morning.[6](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/16/class-of-07-review-apocalyptic-high-school-reunion-comedy-gets-better-as-it-goes)\n\n### Cast and characters\n\nThe core group of Ridge Heights alumni comprises Zoe (Emily Browning), Amelia (Megan Smart), Saskia (Caitlin Stasey), Phoebe ([Steph Tisdell](https://www.edgepedia.org/steph-tisdell)), Genevieve (Claire Lovering), Renee (Emma Horn), Teresa (Sana'a Shaik), Tegan (Bernie Van Tiel), Megan (Chi Nguyen), Laura (Rose Flanagan), and Sandy (Sarah Krndija), with Debra Lawrance as Sister Bicky.[2](https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/class-of-07/) A running joke centers on Renee, a nail technician who lies about being a doctor and then must maintain the pretense despite knowing nothing about medicine.[8](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-class-of-07-is-a-surprisingly-relatable-comedy-20230403)\n\n## Production\n\nKacie Anning, an Australian writer and director with a [Bachelor of Fine Arts](https://www.edgepedia.org/bachelor-of-fine-arts) in Film & [Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/television) from the Queensland University of Technology and a directing graduate of the Australian Film Television Radio School, created the series for Matchbox Pictures and Amazon Prime Video.[9](https://creativerep.com.au/artists/kacie-anning/) Her earlier credits include the online comedy *Fragments of Friday*, for which she won an Australian Directors' Guild award in 2016, and the Emmy-winning children's series *Hardball*, for which she won a second ADG award.[9](https://creativerep.com.au/artists/kacie-anning/) Screen Australia lists the series in its screen guide and provided project-specific development support.[10](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/class-of-07-37628/)\n\n## Reception\n\nOn Rotten Tomatoes the series holds a 92% Tomatometer from 13 reviews and a 93% Popcornmeter audience score, with the critics' consensus calling it \"a survivalist comedy that up-ends the mean girls cliché and graduates with honors.\"[3](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/class_of_07) IMDb users rate it 7.2 out of 10.[4](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14671640/ratings/)\n\nCritics placed the series against other survival and female-ensemble shows. Time named it among the best new shows of March 2023, describing it as the lightest of the new \"matriarchy\" series alongside *Yellowjackets* and *The Power*, playing survival tropes such as food poisoning, broken toilets, and even murder for macabre laughs.[5](https://time.com/6266906/best-tv-shows-march-2023/) Decider scored it 80, calling it a standout for lightening the tone of the stranded-schoolgirls premise, while Paste (78) praised it as a raw examination of womanhood and a love letter to female friendships.[11](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/class-of-07/critic-reviews/?season=season-1) The Guardian (60) found the writing uneven but noted that episodes four and five, penned by Romina Acurso, were where the series soared.[11](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/class-of-07/critic-reviews/?season=season-1)\n\nSome reviewers flagged limits. ScreenHub gave it 2 out of 5, finding the humor narrowly aimed at elder-millennial women who attended private girls' schools, though it credited the soundtrack of Australian bands and Steph Tisdell's Phoebe as strengths.[12](https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/reviews/review-class-of-07-on-prime-2609135/) The Harvard Crimson praised the chaotic plot and flashbacks but wanted more background on the characters to deepen engagement.[7](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/4/6/class-of-07-season-review-amazon-prime-comedy-crazy-creative/) Emily Browning said in an interview with The Post that she was comfortable with comparisons to *Yellowjackets*, since fans can appreciate both shows on their own.[13](https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/binge/emily-brownings-class-of-07-turns-out-to-be-a-hidden-gem-fans-call-it-an-a-grade-show/articleshow/127033741.html)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Class of '07, TV Tango](https://www.tvtango.com/series/class_of_2007)\n2. [Class of '07, Plugged In](https://www.pluggedin.com/tv-reviews/class-of-07/)\n3. [Class of '07, Rotten Tomatoes](https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/class_of_07)\n4. [Class of '07 Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14671640/ratings/)\n5. [The 5 Best New TV Shows Our Critic Watched in March 2023, Time](https://time.com/6266906/best-tv-shows-march-2023/)\n6. [Class of '07 review, The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/mar/16/class-of-07-review-apocalyptic-high-school-reunion-comedy-gets-better-as-it-goes)\n7. ['Class of '07' Review, The Harvard Crimson](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/4/6/class-of-07-season-review-amazon-prime-comedy-crazy-creative/)\n8. [REVIEW | Class of '07 is a surprisingly relatable comedy, News24](https://www.news24.com/life/arts-and-entertainment/tv/reviews/review-class-of-07-is-a-surprisingly-relatable-comedy-20230403)\n9. [Kacie Anning, Creative Representation](https://creativerep.com.au/artists/kacie-anning/)\n10. [Class of '07, Screen Australia](https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/screen-guide/class-of-07-37628/)\n11. [Class of '07 critic reviews, Metacritic](https://www.metacritic.com/tv/class-of-07/critic-reviews/?season=season-1)\n12. [Class of '07 on Amazon Prime review, ScreenHub](https://www.screenhub.com.au/news/reviews/review-class-of-07-on-prime-2609135/)\n13. [Emily Browning's 'Class Of '07' Turns Out To Be A Hidden Gem, India Times](https://www.indiatimes.com/entertainment/binge/emily-brownings-class-of-07-turns-out-to-be-a-hidden-gem-fans-call-it-an-a-grade-show/articleshow/127033741.html)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Sitcom and comedy series › Comedy series outside the US and UK › Premiered 2022 to 2026*\n\n*Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n", "same_as": [], "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/class-of-07", "markdown_url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/class-of-07.md", "license": { "name": "Edgepedia Community License 1.0", "url": "https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license", "summary": "Free with credit, commercial use included. 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