Adolescence is a hard-hitting new series which throws the spotlight on how our children are being influenced online and what the consequences are. Written and created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne,

Adolescence, a new Netflix series starring and co-written Stephen Graham, barrels into several timely (and uncomfortable) topics, including bullying, misogyny, online radicalization, and "incel" culture.

Adolescence is not based on one specific real-life event, but its story is inspired by real incidents. The creators, Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, developed the series after hearing troubling news reports about young boys committing violent crimes, particularly knife attacks.

Netflix's Adolescence is a poignant watch and has likely raised several questions amongst viewers with its harrowing storyline

About a 13-year-old boy accused of murder, the Netflix series 'Adolescence' subverts its genre through episode-long oners that reframe the mystery.

For teenagers, the stats are even bleaker: eighty-three per cent of all murdered teens (64 in total) were done so with a knife. This is the issue that Netflix’s new drama Adolescence wants to address.

These are the haunting questions at the core of Adolescence, Netflix's latest crime drama that will have you questioning everyone and everything. With each episode filmed in one uninterrupted take, the raw intensity of the harrowing situation at hand is only propelled by the cast ensemble featuring Stephen Graham,