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Adolescence

TV · 2025 · 1 season

A raw, unflinching plunge into a family's nightmare, shot in real time with relentless intimacy and moral unease.

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2025 British crime drama television series
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Class
TV
Year
2025
Seasons
1
Episodes
4
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • crime
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • media
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour1
Realism9
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
drama, crime, crime drama
Created by
Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne
Written by
Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne
Starring
Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Faye Marsay, Erin Doherty, Ashley Walters, Mark Stanley, Jo Hartley, Christine Tremarco
Length
1 seasons, 4 episodes, 60 min each
Network
Netflix
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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