Adolescence, the backlash: the nightmare of making hit TV in terrifying times
What
Adolescence, the backlash: the nightmare of making hit TV in terrifying times Adolescence, the backlash: the nightmare of making hit TV in terrifying times Life imitates drama … Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham in Adolescence.
Key points
- This intensity of attention has happened three times in the last 15 months: with Mr Bates vs the Post Office (shown on ITV in January 2024), Baby Reindeer (on Netflix last April) and now Adolescence (released by Netflix on 13 March this year).
- Along with star Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne co-wrote this extraordinary four-parter about the impact on the Miller family of 13-year-old Jamie stabbing to death a classmate, apparently under the influence of misogynist incel rhetoric imbibed online.
- While there is no proof that Netflix's processes failed in regard to Gadd's drama, Davies's comment reflected a feeling in British TV that streamer shows can take advantage of being outside the regulatory system led by Ofcom.
- Adolescence, the backlash: the nightmare of making hit TV in terrifying times Life imitates drama … Owen Cooper and Stephen Graham in Adolescence.
- When the Baby Reindeer controversy happened, the dramatist Russell T Davies suggested in an interview with the Times that such a crisis would not have occurred at the BBC, which would have been much stricter with editorial checks.
Who
Owen Cooper; Stephen Graham; Jack Thorne
When
the nightmare of making hit TV in terrifying times
Where
Los Angeles; New York; Netflix
Why
Thorne reports a digital backlash, telling GQ: "I went on Channel 4 News, and I talked about what I'd seen, and where I'd been, and why we were telling this story, and the comment stream afterwards was all about how I looked.
How
Along with star Stephen Graham, Jack Thorne co-wrote this extraordinary four-parter about the impact on the Miller family of 13-year-old Jamie stabbing to death a classmate, apparently under the influence of misogynist "incel" rhetoric imbibed online.
Impact
Photograph: Courtesy of Netflix Strangers turning up at your house, a vehicle vandalised, violent commentary online, eyes tracking you as you shop – the last episode of Adolescence chillingly shows the modern consequences of sudden public attention.
Metrics
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A percentage indicating the degree of political bias detected in the article content.
0-20%: Minimal to no detectable bias
21-40%: Slight bias present but generally balanced
41-60%: Noticeable bias but attempts balance
61-80%: Strong bias present
81-100%: Extreme bias detected
A score from -1 to 1 measuring the emotional tone of the content.
-1.0 to -0.6: Strongly negative emotional content
-0.6 to -0.2: Moderately negative tone
-0.2 to 0.2: Balanced or neutral emotional tone
0.2 to 0.6: Moderately positive tone
0.6 to 1.0: Strongly positive emotional content
Indicates how certain the analysis is about its bias assessment.
0-33%: Limited confidence in assessment
34-66%: Reasonable confidence in assessment
67-100%: High confidence in assessment
Describes the political orientation of the content based on language and perspective.
Left
Generally favors progressive policies and significant government intervention
Center-Left
Moderately progressive with balanced government involvement
Neutral
Balanced perspective without clear political leaning
Center-Right
Moderately conservative with limited government involvement
Right
Generally favors conservative policies and minimal government intervention
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