Adolescence: Why everyone's talking about this mini-series on Netflix

Netflix’s Adolescence, a four-part limited series starring Stephen Graham, has captivated audiences and critics alike. Explaining the theme of Adolescence, co-creator Graham told Netflix, "One of our aims was to ask, ‘What is happening to our young men these days, and what are the pressures they face from their peers, from the internet, and from social media?’" The idea for the series came to Graham after he heard about young boys being involved in knife crimes. How have we come to this?’” Writer Jack Thorne told the BBC that they wanted to "look in the eye of male rage" with Adolescence. Adolescence Cast Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller Stephen Graham as Eddie Miller, Jamie’s father Ashley Walters as Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe Erin Doherty as Briony Ariston, the clinical psychologist assigned to Jamie’s case Faye Marsay Christine Tremarco Mark Stanley Jo Hartley Amlie Pease Adolescence’s One-Shot Approach - What Does It Mean? The Mr India director wrote on X, "I’m not the first one to say this but Adolescence from Netflix redefines what truly great series can achieve.