Adolescence TV Series

Owen Cooper. Wow.

After watching LA Times Limited Series, The Envelope: Emmy Nominated, Limited/TV Movie Roundtable (on YouTube) I had to see them all. It features Brian Tyree Henry ("Dope Thief"), Jenny Slate ("Dying for Sex"), Renée Zellweger ("Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy"), Elizabeth Banks ("The Better Sister"), Javier Bardem ("Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story"), Stephen Graham ("Adolescence") & Sacha Baron Cohen ("Disclaimer").

Adolescence is a British television psychological crime drama series created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham (who stars) and directed by Philip Barantini. It centers on a 13-year-old schoolboy named Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) who is arrested after the murder of a girl in his school. Each of its episodes was shot in one continuous take. Which is AMAZING. I was astounded by the very length of one of the scenes that young Owen carried that had me holding my breath. I don't believe I have even seen a person that young carry a scene that intense and that lengthy. Kudos to all.

Adolescence premiered on Netflix on 13 March 2025, to critical acclaim for its directing, writing, and cinematography, with special attention paid to its atmosphere and performances