Adolescencemight be a new show, but it has already dominated the Netflix charts.

Within three weeks,Adolescencehad been watched 96.7 million times and becamethe ninth most watched TV series on Netflix.

The most impressive aspect of the four-episode series is thateach episode ofAdolescenceis a one-shot.

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Impressive performances led the cast, includingChris EvansandDownton AbbeysMichelle Dockery.

UnlikeAdolescence, the show also has a courtroom drama aspect to it.

It also doesnt skip through what happens.

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LikeAdolescence,Defending Jacobhas viewers watch how the alleged perpetrator’s family deals with an allegation like this.

The limited series is based on atrue storydescribed in a 2015 news story,An Unbelievable Story of Rape.

The series is led by three breathtaking performances fromToni Collette,Merritt Wever,and Kaitlyn Dever.

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Unbelievabletakes viewers on an emotional roller coaster similar toAdolescence.

The same year, he was also inA Thousand Blows.

This is a Hulu streaming series with a 90% score onRotten Tomatoes.

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Fans ofperiod dramas, Graham and Dohetrys acting, andPeaky Blindersshould checkA Thousand Blowsout.

Say less.Mare of Easttownwas a critical success forHBO.

The series follows Winslets character, Mare, a detective in a small suburb of Philadelphia.

Andy (Chris Evans) & Laurie (Michelle Dockery) walk Jacob (Jaeden Martell) past press in Defending Jacob.

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Looking for a crime series that keeps its viewers glued to their seats?Mare of Easttownis it.

Broadchurchhas a 90%Rotten Tomatoesscore and waspraised for its beautiful cinematography and writing.

The series uniquely differs fromAdolescencebut can still make the story feel intimate and personal.

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The series delves into dark themes of drugs, sexual assault, and the complexity of ones mental health.

After watchingAdolescence, viewers may have felt the aftereffects that kept them thinking.Baby Reindeerwill do the same.

ThisHBO miniseriesplays with viewers and their belief in Nasirs innocence.

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The entire series takes place in an interrogation room.

The suspects have been played by notable actors likeKit Harington,David Tennant, andHayley Atwell.

This creates a tension that many love inAdolescence.

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Detective Karen Duvall and Detective Grace Rasmussen in Unbelievable

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Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Malachi Kirby looking down at something in A Thousand Blows

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Kate Winslet looking out a car window in ‘Mare of Easttown’

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DS Ellie Miller played by Olivia Coleman and DI Alec Hardy played by David Tennant in Broadchurch.

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Richard Gadd as Donny at a pub looking off to the side at someone in Baby Reindeer

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Idris Elba leans over a podium and holds a coffee mug, looking intently in front of him in The Wire.

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Chandra Kapoor (Amara Karan), Nasir Khan (Riz Ahmed) and John Stone (John Turturro) in court in The Night Of

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Holt McCallany as Bill Tench sitting at a bar in Mindhunter

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Kit Harington is in Criminal UK and being interrogated by the police.

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