The Netflix miniseries Adolescence is probably best classified as a drama, with some of the mystery and suspense elements of a police procedural. No one would file it under “horror.” Except that… maybe they should?
If nothing else, it begins with a moment straight out of a nightmare. A half-dozen armed, armored British police officers barge into a nice suburban home and start barking orders. They drag a 13-year-old named Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) out of his bed, leaving the parents, Eddie (Stephen Graham) and Mandy (Christine Tremarco), confused and panicked. It seems that Jamie, a sweet-looking youngster, has been accused of murdering a classmate named Katie. Later, at the…