ADOLESCENCE
STEPHEN GRAHAM, ASHLEY WALTERS AND ERIN DOHERTY TO STAR IN NETFLIX’S ONE-SHOT CRIME DRAMA ADOLESCENCE*
Today Netflix announced that new crime drama, Adolescence (working title), filmed in an ambitious real-time, one-shot, will be fronted by Stephen Graham (Boiling Point, Bodies), Ashley Walters (Top Boy) and Erin Doherty (The Crown).
Joining them in his first major role for television is Owen Cooper, alongside Faye Marsay (Game of Thrones), Christine Tremarco (The Responder), Mark Stanley (Happy Valley), Jo Hartley (After Life) and newcomerAmélie Pease. The series is produced by Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for 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 and charged with the murder of a teenage girl who goes to his school. Stephen Graham will play Jamie’s father and ‘appropriate adult’, Eddie Miller. Ashley Walters stars as Detective Inspector Bascombe, and Erin Doherty is Briony Ariston, the clinical psychologist assigned to Jamie’s case.
Adolescence is currently filming in the UK. The four-part series is directed by Philip Barantini, with each episode being filmed in one unflinching continuous shot, holding focus on the main characters and the unparalleled drama as it unfolds in real time.
Adolescence reunites Stephen Graham and Philip Barantini, who previously collaborated on the BAFTA and BIFA nominated feature Boiling Point, critically acclaimed for its one continuous shot. The series is created and written by Graham and multi-award winner Jack Thorne (The Swimmers, Joy). The executive producers are Mark Herbert and Emily Feller for Warp Films, Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters for Matriarch Productions, Jack Thorne for One Shoe Films, Philip Barantini for It’s All Made Up, and Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner and Nina Wolarsky for Plan B Entertainment. The producer is Jo Johnson.
About Warp Films:
Warp Films have been making award-winning drama for film and television for over 20 years. Founded by Mark Herbert, they are committed to collaborating with and supporting top creative talent, having launched the feature debuts of directors such as Paul King, Chris Morris, Idris Elba and Paddy Considine.
From BIFA-winning feature films Submarine, Four Lions and Tyrannosaur to multi-BAFTA-winning returning series This Is England, international drama The Last Panthers and critically acclaimed Southcliffe; Warp Films’ mission is to provide a distinctive window on the world, telling stories that may be funny or serious, mainstream or controversial – but stories always with heart.
Working with global streamers and broadcasters, Warp Films confirm production of, Reunion, a BBC-commissioned emotional thriller, penned by deaf writer William Mager. Reunion follows Brennan, a deaf man on a journey of redemption, set and filmed in and around Sheffield. Adolescence (working title) is set to premiere exclusively on Netflix in 2025. The series brings together acclaimed talents Stephen Graham, Philip Barantini, and Jack Thorne for this four-part crime drama. A real-time, one-shot style, offering an immersive viewing experience like never before.
Other recent productions include Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, a feature adaptation of the hit musical in collaboration with Film4, New Regency, which premiered globally on Amazon Prime, critically acclaimed Little Birds, an erotically charged melodrama starring Juno Temple for Sky Atlantic and The Virtues, a beautiful character exploration featuring Stephen Graham for Channel 4.
Warp Films joined Channel 4’s Indie Growth Fund in October 2022.
About Matriarch Productions:
Matriarch Productions is a film and TV production company founded by actors Stephen Graham and Hannah Walters. The company was established in 2020 with the aim of providing a much-needed platform for underrepresented voices and stories in the UK. Championing diversity and inclusivity within the entertainment industry, the organisation produces both film and television projects offering opportunities for new and underrepresented talent both in front of and behind the camera.
Matriarch’s credits include BIFA and BAFTA nominated film Boiling Point and its subsequent TV series of the same name. Matriarch’s upcoming projects include Adolescence (working title), and A Thousand Blows.
About Plan B Entertainment:
Upcoming film projects from Plan B include Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice and Bong Joon-Ho’s Mickey 17 for Warner Brothers Motion Pictures, RaMell Ross’s The Nickel Boys and Nia DaCosta’s Hedda Gabler for MGM’s Orion Pictures, as well as Wolfs from writer/director Jon Watts starring George Clooney & Brad Pitt, and Joseph Kosinski’s F1 racing film starring Pitt for Apple Studios. Upcoming television projects include a series order of Wytches for Amazon Prime.
Plan B’s film work includes The Tree of Life, Eat Pray Love, World War Z, 12 Years a Slave, Selma, The Big Short, Moonlight, Okja, Minari, Blonde, She Said, Women Talking and Bob Marley: One Love. Plan B’s television work includes a wide range of projects, including the BAFTA and Peabody-winning The Underground Railroad and Outer Range for Amazon, Clea DuVall and Tegan & Sara’s High School for Amazon’s Freevee, Lego Masters for FOX, Feud in partnership with Ryan Murphy for FX, and Three Body Problem, from David Benioff and D.B. Weiss and Alex Woo, for Netflix.
About Netflix:
Netflix is one of the world’s leading entertainment services, with 278 million paid memberships in over 190 countries enjoying TV series, films and games across a wide variety of genres and languages. Members can play, pause and resume watching as much as they want, anytime, anywhere, and can change their plans at any time.
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