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After huge impact, the film 'Adolescence' will be shown for free in secondary and high schools in the UK
2025-03-31 18:08:05 / TRENDING
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with the series' creators and supported Netflix's decision to make this "groundbreaking" series available for free in schools across the country.
The Netflix miniseries "Adolescence," which has sparked social debate in the UK and around the world, "will be shown for free in secondary and high schools across the country," Downing Street announced today.
"This is an important initiative to encourage as many students as possible to watch the series," said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who himself watched "Adolescence" with his teenage children.
The plot of the dramatic miniseries revolves around a boy who is accused of murdering a classmate. The four-episode series tackles the toxic influences that young people are exposed to online,
"As a father, watching this show with my teenage son and daughter, I can tell you that it upset me personally," he said in a statement after meeting with "Adolescence" co-writer Jack Thorne, the charity and young people's organisation in his Downing Street office.
"As I see from my own children, it is vital that we talk openly about the changes in the ways they communicate, the content they see and explore the conversations they have with their peers," the British prime minister added.
The captivating drama, whose episodes were filmed on a single camera, made history on British television this month, becoming the first broadcast show to top the ratings charts.
Nearly 6.5 million people watched the series' first episode and 5.9 million the second in the week of March 10-16, according to data from television ratings agency Barb.
Thorne, who has said that children should not be given smartphones until the age of 14, called the impact of toxic masculinity and so-called incel culture, which can lead to hatred of women and girls, a growing crisis.
“We created this series to provoke discussion,” Thorne said in a statement. “So to have the opportunity to show this in schools is beyond our expectations. We hope that showing the series will get teachers talking to students, but what we really hope is that it will get students talking to each other.”
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