Adolescence (TV series)

*Adolescence*
Adolescence
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Genre	Crime drama; Psychological drama;
Created by	Jack Thorne; Stephen Graham;
Written by	Jack Thorne; Stephen Graham;
Directed by	Philip Barantini
Starring	Stephen Graham; Ashley Walters; Faye Marsay; Mark Stanley; Christine Tremarco; Owen Cooper; Amélie Pease; Hannah Walters; Jo Hartley; Fatima Bojang; Kaine Davis; Amari Bacchus; Erin Doherty;
Composers	Aaron May; David Ridley;
Country of origin	United Kingdom; United States
Original language	English
No. of episodes	4
Production
Executive producers	Jack Thorne; Philip Barantini; Brad Pitt; Jeremy Kleiner; Dede Gardner; Nina Wolarsky; Hannah Walters; Stephen Graham; Mark Herbert; Emily Feller;
Producer	Jo Johnson
Cinematography	Matthew Lewis
Running time	51–65 minutes
Production companies	Warp Films; It's All Made Up Productions; Matriarch Productions; Plan B Entertainment; One Shoe Films;
Original release
Network	Netflix
Release	13 March 2025
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Adolescence is a British psychological crime drama television series created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, and directed by Philip Barantini. It centres on a 13-year-old schoolboy, Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), who is arrested after the murder of a girl in his school. Each of its episodes was shot in one continuous take.

It premiered on Netflix on 13 March 2025, to critical acclaim for its directing, writing, and cinematography, with special attention paid to its atmosphere and performances. Adolescence was the first streaming show to place at the top of the Barb Audiences weekly television ratings, and received thirteen nominations at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, winning nine, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Barantini, and Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for Thorne and Graham, in addition to acting wins for Lead Actor (Graham), Supporting Actor (Cooper), and Supporting Actress (Erin Doherty).

On 9 April 2025, Deadline Hollywood reported that Netflix and Plan B Entertainment were in talks about developing a second season.