Netflix Adolescence
Created by Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham · 2025
Adolescence has a 88% Celluloid Score — our average across critic reviews, audience ratings, Metascore, IMDb, and fan ratings. Recommended — recommended. Streaming on Netflix.
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Is Adolescence worth watching?
Yes — Adolescence earns a 88% Celluloid Score. Recommended, created by Jack Thorne & Stephen Graham and streaming on Netflix.
Critics Consensus
A technical and emotional tour de force — its one-shot episodes turn a family's worst nightmare into unbearable, essential television, with newcomer Owen Cooper announcing a major talent.
Celluloid Critics Consensus
What is Adolescence about?
When a 13-year-old boy is arrested for the murder of a schoolgirl, his family, the investigating detectives and a court-appointed psychologist each confront the unthinkable — every episode staged as a single unbroken take that traps the viewer inside the fallout with nowhere to look away.
Critic Reviews
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