Hipsters: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

How did fixed gear bikes, artisanal cheese, craft beer and long beards evolve from being niche trends to cliches and commodities? The charming but not particularly hip Samuel Johnson digs into the past to find the origins of the cultural stereotype. Acknowledging that the word has now taken on a distinctively negative connotation and that the peak of the contemporary hipster is actually behind us, the six-part series is a light-hearted look back at the cultural phenomenon that was. Johnson sets off on an international odyssey that takes him from Melbourne to New York, Berlin, London, Los Angeles, Detroit, Sydney, Tokyo and Shanghai to unpack how and why the now instantly recognisable hipster archetype grew from a localised street subculture to a global commodity, and ultimately a figure of ridicule, within the space of a few short years.

Series details

• Title: Hipsters
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2015-03-24
• Final broadcast date listed: 2015-04-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: SBS Viceland
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28336
• IMDb ID: tt3913006
• TVDB ID: 293475

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-03-24; final listed air date 2015-04-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Hipsters on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.