Netflix unveils first look at crime drama Adolescence starring Stephen Graham

Here's the first look at Adolescence, the Netflix crime series starring Stephen Graham. The four-part series - from Graham and his frequent collaborators Jack Thorne and Philip Barantini - is characterized by the fact that each episode is shot in one continuous take as the action unfolds in real time. The series will be released next year on Netflix and has Brad Pitt as executive producer.



Adolescence is the first role for Owen Cooper, who plays a thirteen-year-old teenage boy who is arrested for the murder of a girl at his school. Graham plays his father and 'suitable' adult, while Ashley Walters plays an inspector and Erin Doherty a clinical psychologist assigned to the case.

Faye Marsay, Christine Tremarco, Mark Stanley, Jo Hartley and newcomer Amélie Pease also star. The series is produced by Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B for Netflix.

Graham and Barantini previously worked together on Boiling Point, the BAFTA-nominated feature film that was adapted into a BBC series and also employed the trick of the continuous shot.

Graham co-wrote and co-created Adolescence with Jack Thorne, who previously wrote the Graham dramas Help and The Virtues and co-wrote several This Is England series and films.