Since it was released on Netflix on Thursday, March 13, the British series Adolescence has been a huge success. Shot entirely as a sequence shot, this family and social drama about a 13-year-old boy suspected of murdering one of his classmates has topped the most-watched list in 80 countries. It had gotten over 66 million views by Tuesday, March 25, according to numbers provided by the platform.

Stephanie Lamy, a researcher specializing in information warfare, wrote a book, La Terreur Masculiniste ("Masculinist Terror," éditions du Détour, 2024), in which she analyzed the dangers of masculinist ideologies and their impact on society. These themes are particularly highlighted in Adolescence, as the creators of the series wanted, through their work, to fuel political and social debate to combat these movements.

The series is very well done. It reflects reality, with all that's bad about it. The way this kind of violence spreads, the erasure of women's perspective... It's all there. Starting with the "incel" (involuntary celibates) movement [mentioned in the series as having influenced Jamie, the main character].

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