The ending of the series, particularly, drifts away from the mystery and focuses solely on the trail that crime and tragedy leave, raising important questions about the role played by family and society in the conditioning of children.

The final scene features Eddy weeping in his son’s bed, surrounded by Jamie’s belongings and toy teddy bear. He gives the bear a small kiss, and tucks it into bed — something he probably won’t be able to do with his own son ever again.

Adolescence on Netflix might just be the most intensely hard-hitting show of this year so far. The show is created by Stephen Graham along with Jack Thorne.