Youth: Why You MUST Watch This Series? Review with Spoilers
In March 2025, the series “Youth” was released on Netflix, and in a matter of weeks, the drama about teenage violence and school murder collected 66 million views. The series began to be discussed on social networks, shown in school lessons and was even called the most important television event of the year.
What is “Youth” really about, why is it so catchy and controversial that even the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Keir Starmer, recommends this series? But how, through the story of a teenager and his family, the authors of the series talk about bullying, incels, misogyny, online radicalization and even the crisis of masculinity?
In this video, Kulturymo host Valeria Pastushenko analyzes the phenomenon of the most high-profile drama of the year and shows why this story about murder can change our perception of teenagers.
0:00 Start. The "Youth" Phenomenon
0:30 What is the series about? Plot twist
1:41 The killer's family and hidden aggression
3:10 Real cases that inspired the script
3:52 The Elon Musk scandal and fakes
4:50 Heartbreaking acting
5:50 Incels, masculinity and the manosphere
7:15 Andrew Tate and his shadow in the series
7:36 The generation gap and invisible bullying
9:24 Why Jamie broke down: online bullying
10:21 The series through the eyes of the killer's father
11:29 Another victim - the criminal's family
11:49 Failures in sexual education
13:12 The Ukrainian context: why it's about us too
14:13 Teenagers and hostile influences: dangerous cases
15:11 A unique filming of the series in one shot
15:59 Why "Youth" - not just a series
16:47 Finale and a call for dialogue
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