Adolescence: The Scripts

Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series - 2025

Set in a northern English town, Adolescence tracks the aftermath of the brutal murder of a thirteen-year-old schoolgirl. When her classmate Jamie Miller is arrested in a dawn raid for the crime, his family, psychologist and the detective in charge are all left asking: How could this have happened?

Adolescence gripped audiences and commentators around the world when it was released on Netflix in 2025, sparking headlines and debate about the difficult and vital issues it confronts head on. Also applauded for its technical ingenuity--with each episode presented in one continuous shot, in real time--it became one of Netflix's most-watched series of all time and won numerous accolades, including eight Emmy Awards.