UK LIVE: Keir Starmer Backs Netflix Drama ‘Adolescence’ as a Wake-Up Call on Online Violence | N18G

UK News LIVE: Keir Starmer Backs Netflix Drama ‘Adolescence’ as a Wake-Up Call on Online Violence | CNBC TV18 Keir Starmer is making it clear: online misogyny and youth violence are problems we can’t ignore. His latest show of support? Netflix’s hard-hitting drama ‘Adolescence’, a series that’s getting people talking—and for all the right reasons. Starring powerhouse actor Stephen Graham and co-written by acclaimed screenwriter Jack Thorne, ‘Adolescence’ dives deep into the dark reality of how online subcultures, particularly incel culture, influence young minds. The story follows a 13-year-old boy arrested for the murder of a teenage girl at his school, peeling back the layers of social media’s impact on impressionable youth. And it’s not just critics who are hooked—’Adolescence’ has skyrocketed to the top of Netflix’s global charts, proving that audiences are ready for this conversation. During Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs), Labour MP Anneliese Midgley put Starmer on the spot, asking if he’d support calls for the show to be screened in schools and even Parliament. His response? A full-throated endorsement. “At home, we are watching ‘Adolescence’,” Starmer shared, referencing his own teenage children. “This violence carried out by young men, influenced by what they see online, is a real problem. It’s abhorrent, and we have to tackle it.” And it’s not just critics who are hooked—’Adolescence’ has skyrocketed to the top of Netflix’s global charts, proving that audiences are ready for this conversation. #keirstarmer #adolescence #netflix #ukparliament #cnbctv18 #uknews #netflixseries