"How could it be anything else? Adolescence is the Guardian's best television series of 2025. And you'd have to assume that we're not the only ones who think so. In any available metric story, theme, casting, performances, execution, impact Adolescence has stood head and shoulders over everything else. So ubiquitous was Adolescence upon release that it would be easy to assume that everyone in the world has watched it. But just in case, a recap."
"Adolescence is the story of a terrible crime, and how its shock waves ripple out across a community. In episode one, 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested on suspicion of murdering a female classmate. In episode two, we follow a pair of police officers through a school, and learn that Jamie was radicalised online. The third is a two-hander between Jamie and his psychologist, in which Jamie's anger rushes to the surface."
"The issues that Adolescence dealt with boys losing their way, and finding solace in the ugly world of the manosphere were so utterly of the moment that they were discussed in parliament, with calls for it to be shown in British secondary schools. But themes alone don't make a good show, and to concentrate solely on Adolescence's message would be a disservice. Above all else, this was a human story about people who felt real."
Adolescence follows the arrest of 13-year-old Jamie Miller on suspicion of murdering a female classmate and traces the ripple effects through a community. Episodes alternate perspectives: police investigation, online radicalisation, Jamie's sessions with a psychologist, and his parents' reckoning. The series examines boys losing their way and the pull of the manosphere while remaining a character-driven human story. Creators resisted tidy motives, portraying Jamie's parents as ordinary, loving, and increasingly helpless as their son drifts out of reach. The show's performances, casting, execution, and cultural impact provoked parliamentary debate and calls for screenings in secondary schools.
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