US EditionFrance to Show 'Adolescence' Mini-Series as Part of School Curriculum
- On June 9, 2025, French Education Minister Élisabeth Borne announced that the Netflix mini-series Adolescence will be incorporated into secondary school curricula in France.
- This decision follows the UK government’s earlier plan, announced in late March, to show Adolescence in all UK secondary schools to address issues of toxic masculinity and online influences.
- Adolescence, released on March 13, 2025, depicts a 13-year-old boy's radicalization leading to a fatal stabbing and explores misogynistic online content affecting young people.
- As of June 1, the series reached 141.2 million views and is Netflix’s second-most watched English-language series, sparking debate on societal issues like knife crime and misogyny among youth.
- The French ministry plans five educational sequences around the series to raise awareness about screen overuse, online violence, and harmful masculinist ideologies targeting youth.
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The Kids Aren’t Alright: ‘Adolescence’s Stephen Graham, Cast & Co-Creators Reveal The Story Behind The World-Changing Show
Stephen Graham, star and co-creator of Adolescence, finds it slightly trickier to do his weekly food shop since the four-part crime drama became one of the most-watched shows ever on Netflix. “It’s dead hard getting round the Tesco these days,” he jokes, speaking two months after the show’s launch. Adolescence tells the story of 13-year-old schoolboy Jamie Miller, played by Owen Cooper, who is arrested after the murder of his classmate Katie…
France Will Use the British Drama “Adolescence” in Schools to Teach Students About Toxic Masculinity
Mini-series Netflix “Adolescence”, which addresses the subject of the toxic and mesogin influences exposed to young people online, will be educational material in schools in France, beginning with the fourth class, announced Minister of Education Elisabeth Borne.
France followed the example of the United Kingdom and the countries of Jos and allowed the use of the “Adulscence” series (called “Corrutated Youth” in Netflix Romania) in secondary schools as part of their efforts to...
British Netflix hit 'Adolescence' to be shown in French schools: minister
British Netflix drama "Adolescence" -- which has sparked widespread debate about the toxic and misogynistic influences to which young boys are exposed online, can now be shown in French secondary schools -- a minister has said.
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