With Adolescence released on the day her son turned 13, our TV columnist Sara Wallis explains why the intense drama filled her with dread

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.

Each episode of the British drama about knife crime with Erin Doherty was shot in one continuous shot. Graham likens it to acting in a play.

The star says the special approach to the show from producer Warp Films, co-creator and writer Jack Thorne and director Philip Barantini, meant that he was "the most zen as an actor I've ever been."

What did you miss? New Netflix drama Adolescence has been hailed as "the best thing I've ever seen" by viewers who have been bowled over by the Stephen Graham and Ashley Walters series. Co-written by Graham and screenwriter Jack Thorne,

Stephen Graham's new Netflix series Adolescence centres on a 13-year-old boy arrested for the murder of a young girl and the rise of incel culture.

The four-part drama tells the story of a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murder. Adolescence just dropped on Netflix today, and if the early reviews are any indication, it's about to be hugely popular.