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The series Adolescence will be broadcast in British schools and colleges

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A true social phenomenon since its release in mid-March, Adolescence will be made available for free to secondary schools in the United Kingdom. This decision by the government aims to raise awareness among young people about the themes discussed in the mini-series, ranging from masculinism to bullying. 

Downing Street officially announced at the beginning of the week: the miniseries Adolescence, which has been the talk of the town since its release, will definitely be broadcast for free in colleges and high schools across the UK. This initiative was started by Prime Minister Keir Starmer himself, who publicly spoke about the merits of a well-executed and educational program, raising societal questions that are painfully relevant today.


Technical and Narrative Marvels  

Adolescence may have just come out in mid-March, but it might already be the best series of the year. Arriving on Netflix without an overwhelming promotional campaign, it quickly garnered an extremely positive reception from both critics and viewers worldwide. 

A masterstroke from creators Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, who skillfully bring to life the causes and consequences of the murder of Kathy, a 13-year-old girl repeatedly stabbed by Jamie, a classmate of the same age. All of this unfolds in just four episodes filmed entirely in

sequence plan, thereby refreshing this technique widely used in cinema, but less on the small screen, around a dynamic story dealing with themes connected to youth.


Denouncing the Spiral of Masculinism 

What are these themes? School bullying, the construction of gender on social media, and notably the "incel" culture, referring to men who are involuntarily single and blame women for rejecting them. In Adolescence, set deep inside a police station, then a school, and finally a family home, we discover that Jamie (the astounding Owen Cooper, a rising star in the scene), raised harshly and unpopular, has gradually locked himself into the spiral of masculinism, leading him to commit a feminicide. A misogyny fueled by his online activity, where numerous reactionary communities are formed, .

attracted by the 80/20 theory of Andrew Tate, which suggests that 80% of women are only attracted to 20% of men. 


From Computer to Parliament 

In the United Kingdom, a filming hub but also a theater of similar attacks in recent years, Adolescence has resonated very strongly. It even crossed the screen borders: the series has reignited the debate about the use of phones, as well as education, which is a crucial lever to dismantle the ideologies that circulate unchecked on the web. Streaming Adolescence at the Palace of Westminster, as well as in secondary schools and colleges through a partner platform with Netflix, was publicly encouraged by Labour MP Anneliese Midgley and later Keir Starmer, marking the first step.

« This is an important initiative to encourage thethe largest possible number of students to watch the program », declared the Prime Minister, who himself watched the series with his teenage children, just like 66 million people in two weeks on Netflix. A record for a British mini-series !