On TikTok, Charli and Dixie D’Amelio present themselves to their 180 million combined followers in brief bursts of dancing, glamming and goofing. On a new television series about the sisters’ lives as teen internet stars, there is a content warning to viewers about mental-health struggles.

In one scene, then-16-year-old Charli slumps on the kitchen floor, scanning messages stirred up by an online rumor predicting her death. “Now, everyone’s just like, ‘Kill yourself,’ ” she tells her sister.

This post first appeared on wsj.com

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