TV looks very boring right now. There are some exceptions—series like Severance, Euphoria, and Industry that have a discernible visual aesthetic shaped by directors and cinematographers with good instincts—but aside from these,

Not an easy watch, but a rewarding one.

To be fair, the new Netflix series Adolescence is a difficult watch. It is not designed to be fun, but instead to be edge-of-your-seat riveting. The plot revolves around a 13-year-old boy who is accused of murdering a classmate,

Adolescence is one of the best shows of 2025 so far. The New York Times‘ Margaret Lyons called an episode “one of the more fascinating hours of TV I’ve s