Many artists hope to create work that prompts conversation. The creators of the hit TV show “Adolescence,” about a boy who fatally stabs his female classmate, actually have.
The four-episode British drama debuted on Netflix this month with little fanfare and no big Hollywood names attached (save for its Brad Pitt-led production company, Plan B). The show, which follows Jamie Miller and his family in the aftermath of a shocking murder, has since had the largest two-week opening of any Netflix limited series and sparked discussions from India to the United States about how we raise boys in an era of social media and misogynist messaging.
Many artists hope to create work that prompts conversation. The creators of the hit TV show “Adolescence,” about a boy who fatally stabs his female classmate, actually have.