Stephen Graham's upcoming Netflix series Adolescence explores the difficult question: "What would you do if your teenage son was accused of murder?" and boasts an impressive cast of British talent.
Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, who have worked together on numerous projects previously, including This Is England and the NHS COVID -19 drama, Help, have co-created this new drama. Thorne is also the writer of Toxic Town, another forthcoming Netflix programme.
Adolescence plans to stand out from other crime dramas. Like Boiling Point (one of Graham's many successful shows), each episode is filmed in one continuous shot, making them essentially like plays, heightening the drama and intensity.
What is Adolescence about?
Here's the official synopsis from Netflix: "Adolescence tells the story of how a family’s world is turned upside down when 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) is arrested for the murder of a teenage girl who goes to his school."
When is Adolescence on Netflix?
Adolescence doesn't have a Netflix release date yet; all we know is that all four episodes will be available to stream at some point in 2025. We will update this page as soon as we know more!
Adolescence Netflix cast
• Owen Cooper as Jamie Miller, a suspected teenage murderer
• Stephen Graham (Boling Point, This Is England, Bodies) as Eddie Miller, Jamie’s father
• Ashley Walters (Top Boy, Missing You, Small Island) as Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe
• Erin Doherty (The Crown, Chloe, A Thousand Blows) as Briony Ariston, the clinical psychologist assigned to Jamie’s case
• Christine Tremarco (Little Boy Blue, Clocking Off, The Responder) as Manda Miller, Jamie's Mother
• Mark Stanley (Happy Valley, White House Farm, Trigger Point) as Paul Barlow
• Jo Hartley (In My Skin, This Is England, After Life)
• Faye Marsay (Bancroft, Lady Chatterley's Lover, Love, Nina)
• Amélie Pease
Adolescence: Netflix filming locations
Filming for Adolescence began in July 2024 and took place on location in Yorkshire at Sheffield and South Kirkby.
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