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Season 1 – Adolescence

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A family's world turns upside down when 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested for murdering a schoolmate: the charges against their son force them to confront every parent's worst nightmare.
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Adolescence — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Stylistically bold and beautifully acted from top to bottom, Adolescence is a masterclass in televisual storytelling and a searing viewing experience that scars.

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Phillip Maciak The New Republic Graham delivers a bravura performance, undermined only by the didacticism of his final scenes. Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Ross McIndoe Slant Magazine The series clears space to ask pressing, complicated, and unsettling questions. Rated: 4/4 Mar 27, 2025 Full Review Liz Shannon Miller Consequence However they’re executed, what the long shot brings to the screen is something that’s hard to capture: Immediacy. And there’s something profound about the impact that has on Adolescence. Mar 21, 2025 Full Review Ernesto Diezmartinez Letras Libres The bewildered parents, police officers, teachers, and psychologist in "Adolescence" come to a conclusion: understanding the motives of one teenage killer won't necessarily prevent others from emerging.[Full review in Spanish] Rated: 3/4 Apr 30, 2025 Full Review Valentina Morillo Del Sofá a la Cocina Podcast (Spain) Una buena forma de poner el tema sobre la mesa y abrir la conservación es hacerlo en una serie de Netflix que, con el gancho de lo formal, va a querer ver todo el mundo. Para hacer algo así se necesita tiempo y dinero. Bien invertido en este caso. Apr 25, 2025 Full Review Lauren Veneziani WBAL-TV (Baltimore) Incredible filmmaking led by mind-blowing performances from both Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham. Rated: 4/5 Apr 21, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jim S I agree with those who say the acting was great, the writing great, but the in-real-time gimmick was something I instantly recognized as suffering from an inherent flaw: there is a reason films and TV EDIT, and that is that not everything belongs in the show or movie. I think the one episode where it worked well was the one with the child psychologist and parts of the one with the family driving in the van. But otherwise, they should have culled the unnecessary and put together the core elements that would have made the show work. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 05/10/25 Full Review john h Excellent series with great acting! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/09/25 Full Review Maxwell C This is what art is all about. It’s not meant to be comfortable- it’s meant to be real. I’m so grateful that a piece like this made it to Netflix. The acting is masterful, the cinematography is genius, and the awareness it is spreading is gravitational. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/05/25 Full Review S F I was hearing a lot of people enjoyed this. Turned it off on episode 2 or 3. The one take format is technically interesting but it also waters down the dialog and acting especially when you have kid actors. And the musical score backdrop is designed to keep the feeling of anxiety and it never lets up. Not a bad concept on paper but due to the execution I stopped caring how it ends and stopped watching at the beginning of episode 3. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 05/04/25 Full Review B D Acting is superb throughout. And it needs to be. The oner gimmick gets old by ep2. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Rosey R Brilliantly filmed and acted. Generations to come will be analyzing whats happening to our youth since social media exploded on them. Sad but educational. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Ashley Walters

Bascombe

Owen Cooper

Jamie Miller

Stephen Graham

Eddie Miller

Faye Marsay

DS Misha Frank

Christine Tremarco

Manda Miller

Amélie Pease

Lisa Miller

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Mar 13, 2025 Police break down the door of the Millers' family home; teenage Jamie is arrested and taken in for questioning but insists he's done nothing wrong. Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 13, 2025 The police look for answers and the weapon at Jamie's school; they can't get any leads from his friends, until DI Bascombe's son offers to help. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 13, 2025 Jamie meets with a psychologist; he's reluctant to speak at first, but eventually he opens up about his complex feelings towards Katie. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 13, 2025 On Eddie's birthday, the Millers try to celebrate like everything is normal; but a series of upsetting events threatens to send the family over the edge. Details
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Season Info

Director
Philip Barantini
Executive Producer
Philip Barantini, Dede Gardner
Screenwriter
Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne
Network
Netflix
Rating
TV-MA
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Mar 13, 2025
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