This article contains references to gender violence.
It is not unusual for a television program to go viral, but few have had as much immediate impact and adolescence, the last British criminal drama of Netflix.
The miniseries tells the story of a 13 -year -old boy named Jamie Miller, accused of killing a classmate.
The program premiered on March 13 and became the most watched series and the most watched United Kingdom title, with 66.3 million visits in its first two weeks, according to Netflix.
He has caused conversations between the public and politicians about his topic of confrontation, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has supported a plan to show the series in schools throughout the country.
Here are five reasons why everyone is talking about adolescence.
INCEL CULTURE AND THE ‘PERICA’
One of the key issues of the show is the Incel culture, the so -called ‘light’ and toxic masculinity online.
‘Incel’ is the abbreviation of involuntary celibate, and refers to men or adolescents who consider themselves unable to attract women, which often leads to hostile opinions towards women and girls.
Incels often congregate in the light online and the ‘red pills’ community, which includes blogs, forums and social media movements that promote alpha males and misogyny and .
The red pill community refers to a group of people who believe that society is partial against men. Figures like They are prominent in these spaces.
In the period prior to the murder in adolescence, the main character Jamie and his friends participate in the behavior and language associated with the inces and the land call. It is also shown that Jamie has made sexually explicit comments on female models on Instagram.
It is also revealed that Jamie had been intimidated at school and that his classmates and his family had roles in their loneliness and the way they attract it to toxic online spaces.
Social Networks and Education
Closely linked to the unknown culture and the and conversations that the program has caused about the use of social networks by children.
Labor deputy Anneliese Midgley asked the United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer, to project the series in the United Kingdom schools. Starmer then announced that he would support this.
“As a father, seeing adolescence with my teenage son and my daughter hit hard. We all need to have these conversations more,” he
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Sir Keir Starmer, met with the creators of the adolescence program, along with beneficial and young organizations, to listen to children’s experiences today and discuss the topics raised by the television series. Fountain: AAPA / Jack Taylor/Pa
“I have supported the Netflix plan to show the series for free in schools throughout the country, so as many young people as possible they can see it.”
Starmer then organized a meeting in 10 Downing Street to discuss dangerous content online.
The program cooker, Jack Thorne, suggested that the United Kingdom should present a ban on smartphones in schools and a digital age of consent, similar to the measures taken in Australia.
‘Race exchange’ and ‘propaganda’
There have also been some criticisms of the program, including conversations about “breed exchange” and “anti-white propaganda”.
March 20, On the social networks platform, X said that adolescence was based on the murders of Southport, who were committed by a black teenager. The publication suggested that the creators of the program had changed the murderer’s career as a form of “anti-white propaganda”.
The post was shared by Elon Musk, and had 4.8 million visits when writing.
We are not making a point on the race with this. We are making a point on masculinity.
Jack Thorne
Thorne was interrogated about the statements in the podcast of news agents and described the theory of racing exchange as “absurd.”
“It is absurd to say that this is only committed by black children. It is absurd. It is not true. And the story shows many cases of children from all races committed by these crimes,” he said.
“We are not making a point on the race with this. We are making a point on masculinity. We are trying to get into a problem. We are not saying that this is one thing or another. We are saying that this is children.”
Youth gender violence
In the center of the show there is a violent crime, with a boy stabbing a girl until death.
While the show is fictional, a light has shone about the real crime problems with knives and youth violence. In 2024, The United Kingdom government agencies found that the scope of youth violence was faster than many adults realized.
According to the report, children of up to 11 years carry knives ‘for protection’ because they feel safe, one in four is a victim or perpetrator of violence.
The cooking of adolescence, Stephen Graham, said he was inspired by real -life crimes that occurred throughout the United Kingdom in recent years.
“I read an article in the newspaper, which was about a boy who had stabbed a girl until death. And … I was surprised what I was reading,” Graham told NPR media.
“And then, about three or four months later, there was a story about the news … about a boy who had stabbed a girl until death, and this incident was the opposite end to the country to the first incident he had read.”
Graham said the program was aimed at addressing some of the factors that contribute to youth violence and who is responsible.
“There is a wonderful saying, which is that a village is needed to raise a child. And within that type of complexity … it’s like, perhaps we are all responsible.”
Cinematography and performance
In addition to their messages, adolescence has been acclaimed for its production, direction, cinematography and actors.
Each of the episodes of the series, which vary in length of 51-65 minutes, is filmed in a continuous shot. Unlike most productions, this means that there are no cuts or retakes, and some moments were improvised.
Owen Cooper, who plays the main character Jamie, has been praised for his active performance in his first role on the screen.
The program has a rating of 9 of 10 on the Rotten Tomatoes Review aggregator website, and an 8.3 of 10 in the IMDB film and television database.
The Guardian gave the five stars, calling him the “closest to the perfection of television in decades”, while Rolling Stone described him as “heartbreaking, heartbreaking and essential.”
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