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Dead Poets Society, on Disney+ Hotstar, follows boarding school English instructor John Keating and how poetry inspires his students. The amazing moment is when his pupils encourage him with poems. Students encourage John by reciting ‘Oh Captain, My Captain’ after he is expelled from school for causing a catastrophe.
Quinta Brunson, who acts in the program, devised it about an underfunded school and its hopeful teachers who aim to offer their pupils a good education. Sheryl Lee Ralph plays a longtime teacher who’s tired with the school system but still loves teaching. Disney+ Hotstar has the mockumentary sitcom.
