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Series · Drama, Crime · 2025 · TV-MA

Adolescence: parents' guide

15+our pick

Best for ages 15 and up. Rated TV-MA.

A gripping, emotionally punishing four-part drama that parents and teens of about 15 and up can watch together and talk through. A 13-year-old boy is arrested for the murder of a girl from his school, and each episode, filmed in one unbroken shot, follows the fallout. The stabbing is seen only in distant security footage, but the boy's terror, a school fight and a tense interview with a psychologist are hard to watch. Language is frequent and strong, and the story turns on online bullying, a nude photo shared without consent and misogynistic 'incel' ideas. No sex or drug use is shown.

What's in it

Violence

Moderate

The fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old girl appears only in grainy, distant CCTV footage with no visible gore. A boy is punched at school and bloodied, characters threaten each other, and armed police storm a family home.

Language

Strong

Frequent f-words from adults and kids alike (Plugged In counted 12 in the first episode), plus s-words, misuse of God's name, and 'nonce,' British slang for a pedophile, shouted and spray-painted.

Sex and nudity

Moderate

No sexual activity or nudity is shown. Dialogue covers teen sex, porn and a girl's topless photo passed around school; a strip search is talked through aloud; photos of women in underwear appear on screen.

Drinking, drugs and smoking

Mild

Very little. A few characters mention wanting a cigarette or allude to smoking. No drinking or drug use is noted.

Scary or intense scenes

Moderate

Intensely tense: a terrified boy wets himself during an armed dawn raid and is processed into custody, a one-on-one session with a psychologist turns menacing, and the finale lingers on his parents' guilt and anguish.

Sensitive topics

  • Bullying
  • Death of a child
  • School violence

Worth talking about

Ask what your teen has seen of online 'manosphere' content and coded emoji meanings, and how sharing someone's private photo can cause harm far beyond one click.

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