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The British mini series “Adolescence” went viral in the shortest possible time. On the whole, it can be understood as a dark warning about the possible effects of the incel culture and the radicalization of young men on the Internet. The focus is on the murder of a classmate by a 13-year-old.
On Tuesday evening of April 1st, Netflix has now announced concrete figures on the four -part production from Great Britain. Since the publication on March 13, around 96.7 million calls for “adolescence” (duration: 3 hours, 50 minutes) have been registered worldwide. The streaming service with more than 300 million paying members in over 190 countries published its weekly charts, which record the streaming top-10 from Monday to Sunday. Here are the numbers of “adolescence”:
- First online week (March 13th to 16th): 24.3 million calls
- Second week (March 17th to 23rd): 42 million calls
- Third week (March 24th to 30th): 30.4 million calls
“Adolescence” looks into the dark psyche of a teenager
These numbers not only catapulted “adolescence” to the list of the most popular Netflix series of all time, but also replaced series such as “Stranger Things” season 3 (94.8 million) and “Bridgton” season 2 (93.8 million)-in just 17 days. Netflix measures its most popular series lists based on 91 days of viewers: Interior numbers, which means that the series still has over two months to continue climbing at the top.
“Adolescence” tells the story of 13-year-old Jamie Millers (played by Owen Cooper), who brutally stabs a classmate. He is arrested and interrogated before the eyes of his unsuspecting family. “Adolescence” is relentlessly and genuinely illuminated the psyche of the teenager, which is influenced by bullying, social media and toxic masculinity images.
Intensive and without interruption: four episodes in real time
The Netflix series also stands out due to its elaborate shooting style because the episodes play in real time-there are no cuts. This is particularly evident in the third episode when a psychologist (Erin Doherty) speaks to the boy to learn more about his terrible act. The distinctive cool and quick intelligence of the psychologist are used here perfectly when she skilfully puts the boy under pressure and drives him into the tightness, and takes him closer to truths that he does not want to recognize and reveals him of beliefs that he hardly knew.
“Adolescence” is to be shown in British schools
In Great Britain in particular, the series has initiated discussions about razor crime and toxic masculinity: an initiative of the British government now made it accessible to all secondary schools in the United Kingdom.
The decision to show the series in schools was supported by the British Prime Minister Keir Strander: “As a father who looked at this series with my teen son and daughter, I can say-she left a deep impression,” said Starmer. “It is an important initiative to encourage as many students as possible: to see the series. As I see in my own children, it is crucial to openly about their communication, the content that they consume and their conversations to fight harmful influences.”
Prime Minister Starmer also emphasized that this was not a challenge that politicians could simply solve by law. “If I could pull a lever to solve it, I would do it. Only by listening and learning from the experiences of young people can we tackle the topics that this groundbreaking series raises.”