section_path: Production/Development
section_name: Development
paragraph_text: Development
  
  Adolescence was originally conceived by Stephen Graham as a response to cases of knife crime by teenagers in the United Kingdom, including the murders of Ava White, Elianne Andam, and Brianna Ghey. He decided to create a drama exploring the motivation of extreme acts of violence against girls by young boys, and collaborated with screenwriter Jack Thorne. Thorne has stated that no part of the drama is based on a specific true story. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 's arts programme Front Row, Thorne stated that the two writers wanted to "look in the eye of modern male rage" and examine the influence of public figures such as Andrew Tate on boys.
  
  The series was announced in March 2024 with the working title Adolescence to be written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. It is a four-part limited crime drama told in a real-time, one-shot style, with Philip Barantini as director. Barantini and Graham previously collaborated on Boiling Point (2021), which was also shot in one take. Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B Entertainment produced the series for Netflix. Jo Johnson is series producer, and Graham, Thorne and Barantini are executive producers alongside Mark Herbert, Emily Feller, Hannah Walters, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner and Nina Wolarsky.
  
  Adolescence was originally conceived by Stephen Graham as a response to cases of knife crime by teenagers in the United Kingdom, including the murders of Ava White, Elianne Andam, and Brianna Ghey. He decided to create a drama exploring the motivation of extreme acts of violence against girls by young boys, and collaborated with screenwriter Jack Thorne. Thorne has stated that no part of the drama is based on a specific true story. Speaking on BBC Radio 4 's arts programme Front Row, Thorne stated that the two writers wanted to "look in the eye of modern male rage" and examine the influence of public figures such as Andrew Tate on boys.
  
  The series was announced in March 2024 with the working title Adolescence to be written by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. It is a four-part limited crime drama told in a real-time, one-shot style, with Philip Barantini as director. Barantini and Graham previously collaborated on Boiling Point (2021), which was also shot in one take. Warp Films, Matriarch Productions and Plan B Entertainment produced the series for Netflix. Jo Johnson is series producer, and Graham, Thorne and Barantini are executive producers alongside Mark Herbert, Emily Feller, Hannah Walters, Brad Pitt, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner and Nina Wolarsky.