Adolescence (TV series)

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Adolescence
Screenplay by Jack Thorne
Stephen Graham
Directed by Philip Barantini
Starring Stephen Graham
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producers
  • Mark Herbert
  • Emily Feller
  • Stephen Graham
  • Hannah Walters
  • Jack Thorne
  • Phillip Barantini
  • Jeremy Kleiner
  • Dede Gardner
  • Nina Wolarsky
ProducerJo Johnson
Production companies
  • Warp Films
  • Matriach
  • Plan B Entertainment
Original release
Network Netflix

Adolescence is an upcoming four-part Netflix television series from Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Philip Barantini.

Contents

Premise

A school boy gets arrested for the murder of a classmate. The series will reportedly be shown as if filmed in one continuous shot. [1]

Cast

Production

The series was announced in March 2024 with the working title Adolescence to be written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. [2] It is a four-part limited crime drama told in a real-time, using a one-shot style, with Phillip Barantini as director. Warp Films, Matriarch and Plan B Entertainment are producing the series for Netflix. [3] [4] Jo Johnson is series producer, and Graham, Thorne and Barantini are executive producers alongside Mark Herbert, Emily Feller, Hannah Walters, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner and Nina Wolarsky. [5]

Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty also star. Filming began in the United Kingdom in July 2024. [6] [7] Filming locations include Sheffield. [8]

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