My partner & I watched all four episodes of Adolescence on Netflix over the weekend & I can honestly say I was blown away by this compelling drama. Without a doubt, one of the most brilliant pieces of TV I have watched in a long while. It stars Stephen Graham who is excellent as always, but the standout here is Owen Cooper in his debut role playing a 13-year-old. He features mostly in episode three, which for me was one of the most astonishing & gripping 50 minutes of TV ever. What makes it even more incredible is that each episode was filmed in one take, ( multiple 50 to 60-minute takes were shot but only one was used ) much like Stephen Graham's restaurant film, Boiling Point, which has the same director as Adolescence.
The whole cast is superb as is the cinematography & the writing. This is not a thriller, there aren't any twists, it's a harrowing slice of life that, unfortunately, is all too real in this day and age. Having said that, this needs to be seen, not only in our homes but in schools as well.
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Extraordinary Attorney Woo is THE BEST foreign series on Netflix
