Spoiler Alert: Spoilers follow for Episode 3 of AdolescenceMove aside, The Pitt. Say sayonara, Severance. We recently saw an early frontrunner for the best TV show of 2025 surge to the front of the pack. Netflix’s Adolescence, a four-episode miniseries created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, came seemingly out of the blue and captivated viewers and critics alike in almost record time. The series kicks off when 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) is arrested as a murder suspect, and over the course of the season, we see how this affects the lives of his classmates and immediate family.

And the hype is warranted — Adolescence is nothing short of unflinching, and while difficult to watch, an exceptional cast and breathtaking production values (every episode was shot as a single take) make it impossible to look away. It’s also a haunting look at the rise of incel culture and how social media has fueled it,...