The hit Netflix series ‘Adolescence’ will be made free to watch in UK high schools to help students understand misogyny, online radicalisation, and healthy relationships.
The series has sparked global discussion about the impact of harmful and violent online content on young people.
On Monday (local time), UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with the show’s creators, young people, gender-based violence charities, and education bodies “to tackle the issues this groundbreaking show raises.”
Adolescence
Adolescence centres on a 13-year-old boy in northern England who is accused of the murder of a female classmate.
The show explores themes of gender-based violence and the impacts of harmful online material on young people.
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Co-creator Jack Thorne said the show was intended to “provoke a conversation” and pose questions about how to “stop [the] growing crisis” of incel culture and toxic masculinity.
Schools
On Monday, Netflix announced it had licensed ‘Adolescence’ to a non-profit streaming service available in UK schools, Into Film +. The show will be accompanied by a guide for teachers to help students’ understanding.
In a statement accompanying the announcement, Starmer emphasised the importance of encouraging “as many pupils as possible” to engage with the show’s themes.
He said tackling these issues requires a whole-of-society approach, as “this isn’t a challenge politicians can simply legislate for.”
