"Is it possible, at this late date, to put aside all of the after-the-fact reaction to Adolescencethe four-part Netflix miniseries that won a ton of Emmys and prompted a cycle of worry about phones, boys, schools, and the manosphereand just think about what a miracle this show was? In four hours, you come to care about so many characters: Stephen Graham as the devastated father, Ashley Walters as the debonair, befuddled detective inspector, Erin Doherty as the evenhanded, professional psychologist rattled by this one client."
"Once the show's one-continuous-take episodes start to carry you along, you realize that the magic of Adolescence lies in making an utter nightmareimagine that your kid killed a classmate, for reasons nobody, even he, can understand!feel like a must-binge. And although the show has since become a teaching tool used to prompt conversation between adults and teens about the dangers of the internet, it's actually not didactic."
Adolescence is a four-part Netflix miniseries that wins Emmys and centers on a tween, Jamie, who commits an inexplicable violent act. The series fosters deep empathy for multiple characters—Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty, and Owen Cooper—through continuous-take episodes that intensify tension and engagement. The show resists didacticism and leaves the motive ambiguous, prompting conversations about internet dangers without providing answers. Separately, The Pitt reunites ER creators and stars in a Pittsburgh-set medical drama that unfolds over one emergency-shift, using hourly episodes and a cast of novice students and residents to convey the chaos of emergency medicine.
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