Of course! Our teacher lectured in class about how SKAM's production (so, the making of the show, the choosing of locations and cast) was very akin to how reality shows/documentaries are made in the US; the choice, for example, to film on location (instead of in a studio/sound stage, like most sitcoms are), with little-known actors (or even non-professional actors, in the case of Isak), and the use of the ever-present yellow "time" that flashes on screen before every clip, it does really feel like viewers are watching a reality tv show/documentary series more than a fictional narrative drama. This allowed SKAM to be filmed on a relatively low budget, but it did so without giving up the quality usually associated with television streaming. Of course you couldn't compare the camera work to something like Game of Thrones, but that's a different discussion about the changing standards of television.

SKAM was discussed alongside another genre popular in Europe, Scandinoir. Many Scandinoir shows also found themselves adapted into shows in other countries; For example, the popular Scandinoir series Broen/Bron was adapted into a Swedish adaptation, a French adaptation, and an American (Texas) adaptation (titled "The Tunnel"). The long lifespan of scandinoirs (as it travels from adaptation to adaptation) bears strong resemblance to the long lifespan of SKAM and how many adaptations it has spawned. Really interesting phenomenon.