Adolescence was unveiled at a Netflix U showcase in early 2024 and is a four-part one shot crime drama starring Stephen Graham of Bodies and Boiling Point fame. Best known for his roles in front of the camera, Graham also serves as a writer on the show, along with Jack Thorne of The Virtues, Help, and This Is England fame.
Actor Hannah Walters, Graham’s professional partner and wife, said,
"Matriarch [Productions, which they co-founded] is delighted to announce their involvement on Adolescence. It's a dream to work side by side creatively with Jack Thorne, a long-time friend. Also, working with Philip Barantini (Boiling Point, Malpractice) is, of course, always an incredible experience - and a marriage that we know works beautifully."
Warp Films' CEO, Mark Herbert also added,
"The collaboration of talents behind Adolescence is exceptional. With Stephen Graham, Philip Barantini and Jack Thorne leading the charge, expect an ambitious one-shot crime drama like never before."
Let us now look at all the details of Adolescence including what the show is about and when it will be coming out.
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Adolescence release date
The news of Adolescence being under works came in March 2024 and the show had started filming in the UK. As of now, Adolescence is all set to release its four episodes in 2025. However, the exact month of release or dates have not yet been provided by Netflix.
Since each episode is filmed in one continuous shot while focusing on the main characters, the intensity of the whole storyline can be expected to be high.
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What is the plot of Adolescence?
Adolescence follows a family and how their world changes dramatically when Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), a 13-year-old kid is arrested with charges of murdering a teenage girl who goes to the same school as him.
As the gripping storyline unfolds in real-time with single continuous shots in each episode, the camera follows both the detectives and the family as they all frantically search for answers to questions related to the murder and who actually committed it and if it could have been prevented.
Who is in the cast of Adolescence?
Adolescence has an ensemble cast including
- Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller, the one accused of murdering a teenager.
- Stephen Graham as Jamie’s father, Eddie Miller, who is described as an “appropriate adult”
- Erin Doherty of The Crown fame as Briony Ariston, a clinical psychologist who probes into Jamie’s mind
- Ashley Walters of Top Boy fame as Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe.
Other cast members are
- Christine Tremarco of The Responder fame
- Faye Marsay of Game of Thrones fame
- Jo Hartley of After Life fame
- Mark Stanley of Happy Valley fame
- Amélie Pease, a newcomer.
More about Adolescence
Philip Barantini, famous for Boiling Point, a 2021 film using the same one-shot technique, is directing Adolescence. Jack Thorne and Graham are serving as writers and co-creators.
Executive producers of Adolescence include Emily Feller and Mark Herbert; Matriarch Productions’ Hannah Walters and Graham; One Shoe Films’ Thorne; It’s All Made Up Productions’ Barantini; and Plan B Entertainment’s Jeremy Kleiner, Brad Pitt, Nina Wolarsky, and Dede Gardner.
Co-executive producers of Adolescence are Warp Films’ Niall Shamma, Plan B Entertainment’s Carina Sposato and Peter Balm. Jo Johnson serves as the producer of the show.
Netflix has not yet released any trailer for Adolescence.
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