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Should Hollywood Embrace Religion? Young Audiences Crave Complex Spiritual Characters and Plotlines That Challenge Faith, New Study Shows

Variety 02 September 2026 7h ago
Should Hollywood Embrace Religion? Young Audiences Crave Complex Spiritual Characters and Plotlines That Challenge Faith, New Study Shows
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Could Hollywood entice younger audiences by having a little faith? A surprising new Future of Faith study from The Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) at UCLA suggests that both Gen Z and Gen Alpha crave realistic and complex depictions of religion and spirituality in their entertainment that go beyond stereotypes. The group surveyed over […]
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