India, April 22 -- A scene from Netflix's new series, Adolescence felt uncomfortably familiar. A teenager, glaring at his father, with his fists clenched and voice trembling with frustration.

"You'll never get it!", he shouts before storming out, leaving a bewildered parent behind, grasping empty air where understanding should have been.

Adolescence isn't just a compelling drama, it is a cinematically produced reality for many Indian families. On a global scale, the series has garnered attention for its unflinching portrayal of teenage challenges, particularly those stemming from the influence of toxic online cultures. This is testament to how this is not an isolated incident and rather, a globalised experience.

The series holds up an ...