Adolescence (Stephen Graham Netflix)

kinger8938 · Friday at 11:06

Just started this, by the same team as Boiling point, all shot in a continuous take. Gripping stuff, highly recommend it.

A 13 year old boy is accused of Murdering a fellow class mate.

shifty_uk · Friday at 20:45

Watched 2 episodes so far, would highly recommend.

smokedog · 2025-03-15T09:16:02+0000

The first two episodes were strong, but the last two fell a bit flat. The series is shot in a continuous one-take style, with each episode capturing a single moment in real time.

This style works really well when there’s a dynamic mix of characters and interaction to drive the story. Unfortunately, it hinders the final two episodes, they feel unnecessarily slow and stretched due to the lack of scene breaks or shifts in perspective.

kinger8938 · 2025-03-15T10:56:08+0000

smokedog said:
The first two episodes were strong, but the last two fell a bit flat. The series is shot in a continuous one-take style, with each episode capturing a single moment in real time.

This style works really well when there’s a dynamic mix of characters and interaction to drive the story. Unfortunately, it hinders the final two episodes, they feel unnecessarily slow and stretched due to the lack of scene breaks or shifts in perspective.

I'd agree, episode 1 and 2 were by far the strongest. Still over all impressive stuff, some great acting here.

Id have liked to see

an episode in court or more about the other 2 boys involvement as it felt like there was more to tell

McManicMan · 2025-03-15T16:08:31+0000

I thought episode 3 was far the best with the interaction with the kid, great acting.

EdwardTeach · 2025-03-15T16:37:43+0000

I will check this out, Stephen Graham tends to be consistently excellent.

kinger8938 · 2025-03-15T18:45:28+0000

EdwardTeach said:
I will check this out, Stephen Graham tends to be consistently excellent.

This is him at his best imo

Maundie · 2025-03-15T19:56:15+0000

Just starting this, half way through the 1st episode and it’s looking promising

Bald-Eagle22 · 2025-03-15T21:30:28+0000

Episode 3 , some of the best TV acting I've seen in years . Erin Doherty ( young princess Anne in the crown) was outstanding. Young Owen Cooper has a great future ahead of him and as ever superb performance from Stephen Graham and Asley Walters.

Ashley has definitely grown up since TopBoy and must be destined for a part in a huge blockbuster.

kidloco · 2025-03-16T03:08:30+0000

Just finished it. Tough to watch in places but the acting was top drawer. There were a few places in episodes 2 and 4 where I felt it lost its way a bit but taken as a whole it was great. The last few mins with Stephen Graham had me if bloody bits.