Netflix fans cancelling weekend plans to binge ‘best drama in a long time’
It's been praised as 'potentially the closest thing to perfect TV'.
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Previous Page Next PageIt’s no surprise the series also has a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, with Brit reviewing it and saying: ‘Absolutely brilliant and heart breaking from start to finish. The cinematography and acting is incredible, honestly one of the best shows I’ve watched in years.
‘Still can’t believe every single episode is one shot – which really is captivating but also makes you fully feel the dread of all the characters as if you were there with them. Truly a must watch.
‘Don’t listen to anyone who says otherwise, because they obviously don’t understand a thing.’
Viewers have praised Stephen Graham’s incredible acting (Picture: Netflix)William added: ‘The best and most heartbreaking series I have watched in decades! I’m speechless.. This is not normally the kind of show I would watch and prioritize my time for. But this is really something that will strike you at your core. It’s a must see!’
‘Gripping, harrowing, masterfully done. This is great television,’ Evan added.
Director Philip Barantini and writer Jack Thorne previously spoke to Metro to discuss the importance of the conversations being sparked by this drama and why the one-shot style of filming was vital to the story.
Philip, who also directed 2019 film Boiling Point in one shot, which also starred Stephen, explained why this filming technique isn’t a ‘gimmick’, but a tool to draw the audience in to an even greater degree and ‘force them to pay attention’.
The harrowing drama is every family’s worst nightmare (Picture: Netflix)When we talked about this project, and the one shot thing, we really talked about it quite seriously because I’ve done Boiling Point, and I didn’t want to be known as the guy who just does the one takes. But this particular story, what it does is it forces you to pay attention,’ he stated.
‘It’s relentless, and it puts a perspective on things that you wouldn’t necessarily have. You can’t jump forward in time, you can’t cut to another person, you can’t go to a close up.’
He added: ‘We wanted to just dip the audience in for an hour in this particular moment in time, dip them back out again, and then put them in a few months later and let them work it out themselves.
‘I think what it does is it creates an extra layer of tension and a subconscious anxiety that you wouldn’t necessarily get from a conventional drama.’
Adolescence is available to watch on Netflix.
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