This weekend was one of many first days of sunshine I’d skilled in 2025 up to now – in spite of everything, residing in Scotland does not result in many days of solar within the winter and spring takes a protracted whereas to come back.
So for me to go up on Edinburgh’s first day of sunshine in possibly 5 months, there needed to be a great cause, and that cause was Netflix’s model new drama Adolescence, which was considered one of seven new films and reveals launched this previous weekend.
Staying inside and binge-watching 4 hours of deeply emotional and harrowing tv as a substitute of sitting within the sunshine is one of the best praise I can provide for a TV present or film, and whereas it would sound like I’m exaggerating, anybody who’s skilled a Scottish winter will know precisely what I imply.
You see, I’m an enormous fan of the 2021 film, Boiling Point, directed by Philip Barantini, and starring Stephen Graham. It’s a one-shot anxiety-inducing kitchen drama that showcases the stress of hospitality all through one eventful night based mostly on a brief movie of the identical title.
The pair collaborated once more in 2023 with a four-part mini-series titled, you guessed it, Boiling Point, which is about after the occasions of the film. Adolescence is the pair’s fourth collaboration (fifth if you happen to embrace each as actors in Band of Brothers), and the brand new Netflix drama may be one of the best use of the one-shot manufacturing but.
Adolescence is without doubt one of the greatest reveals of 2025
Adolescence is a four-part restricted collection with every episode filmed as one single shot. It’s an extremely spectacular filming approach that highlights the excellent appearing from the ensemble solid in addition to inducing nervousness because of the sheer tempo of the present.
Following a 13-year-old who’s accused of homicide, Adolescence highlights the affect of crime on a complete household and the broader neighborhood, with its frantic tempo that means you do not have a second to take a breath or examine your telephone.
With solely 4 episodes you possibly can realistically watch Adolescence in a single night, and that is an incredible promoting level for among the finest items of tv you will see all 12 months. I’m an enormous fan of restricted collection that do not overstay their welcome and I feel because of its originality, Adolescence has a big probability of selecting up awards on the Emmys in November
Graham and Barantini have already showcased they’ve the key sauce to one-shot success, and with Netflix’s wild one-take thriller thriller Adolescence I’m fully offered on the format.
I do not need to say way more as a result of spoiling any of the story of among the finest Netflix reveals would smash the expertise. Just know episode 3 is without doubt one of the greatest TV episodes I’ve ever seen, up there with Breaking Bad‘s fly episode, and Succession‘s funeral.
