TV: Adolescence (Netflix)

[kook10]

Anybody else watch this?

from Wikipedia:

Adolescence is a 2025 British crime drama television miniseries from Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Philip Barantini. It centres around a 13-year-old schoolboy Jamie Miller, who is arrested for the murder of a classmate. Each episode is shot in one take. The miniseries received universal acclaim.

The storyline was pretty interesting, albeit depressing, but the real story is the amazing achievement in production to film each episode in one take (without hidden cuts!). Each of them are 50-65 minutes long and are filled with movement and dialogue, so as far as I know it really surpasses anything in the one-shot realm. It is really impressive.

Filming ‘Adolescence’: How the Netflix Series Pulled Off One-Shot Episodes Without Stitching Takes Together

"Adolescence" cinematographer Matthew Lewis breaks down how he filmed the series' distinctive one take episodes.

variety.com

Yes, Those ‘Adolescence’ Episodes Really Were Shot in One Take

Here's how they pulled it off.

www.cosmopolitan.com

 

[The Crypto Guy]

My friend told me about it. He said it started off good but lost steam.

 

[kook10]

My friend told me about it. He said it started off good but lost steam.

Not totally unfair, but I think the craft makes up for it. At only 4 episodes it is worth a watch, but the last episode is a little tough, especially if you are a parent.

 

[Superman33]

My friend told me about it. He said it started off good but lost steam.

I think people are going into it with the idea that it is a "who done it" mystery type of situation, but it isn't that. It is more of a character study, so once the "mystery" is pretty much wrapped up at the end of episode 1, it really switches gears to how the situation unfolded and the impact is has on the people involved. All the way up to the end of the first episode I was expecting the "who done it" aspect to exist throughout all four episodes, but I'm not going to knock it for not stretching it out.

That being said, I loved it. Delving into the "hidden" online world of kids, how something horrific impacts the family of the offender, and the one shot style in all four episodes is great.

The third episode was phenomenal. It doesn't have nearly the high level of camera choreography that the first two had, but I love me a good bottle episode. Especially when that bottle episode is psychological warfare between two people.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Not totally unfair, but I think the craft makes up for it. At only 4 episodes it is worth a watch, but the last episode is a little tough, especially if you are a parent.

I think people are going into it with the idea that it is a "who done it" mystery type of situation, but it isn't that. It is more of a character study, so once the "mystery" is pretty much wrapped up at the end of episode 1, it really switches gears to how the situation unfolded and the impact is has on the people involved. All the way up to the end of the first episode I was expecting the "who done it" aspect to exist throughout all four episodes, but I'm not going to knock it for not stretching it out.

That being said, I loved it. Delving into the "hidden" online world of kids, how something horrific impacts the family of the offender, and the one shot style in all four episodes is great.

The third episode was phenomenal. It doesn't have nearly the high level of camera choreography that the first two had, but I love me a good bottle episode. Especially when that bottle episode is psychological warfare between two people.

I'll definitely watch it eventually, especially since it's a short limited series.

 

[koyvoo]

This was an excellent production. Great acting and storytelling. Episode 3 with the therapist and episode 4 looking at the family life after the fact were top shelf television.