Adolescence writer reveals all about a possible 2nd series of hit Netflix show
'Adolescence' writer Jack Thorne thinks the limited series' storyline, which featured 13-year-old schoolboy Jamie Miller arrested on suspicion of murdering a female classmate, would be "diluted" somewhat if he and co-writer Stephen Graham were to pen a second season of the Netflix show.
'Adolescence' writer Jack Thorne "doesn't think" there could be a second series of the show, but he is keen to explore the one-shot format with other stories.
The Netflix limited series - which stars Stephen Graham, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty and Owen Cooper - has been a huge hit among viewers, with more than 6.5 million tuning into episode one in its first week.
It tells the story of 13-year-old schoolboy Jamie Miller (Owen) who is arrested on suspicion of murdering a female classmate, and Jack believes the plot would be "diluted" if a second series was created.
When asked on 'This Morning' if he and Stephen, who he co-wrote the show alongside, would be keen to "do more" if the "opportunity was there", Jack said: "I'd say two things that. The first is, I don't think we're the right people tell Katie story.
"So, I think there are other makers out there that could tell beautiful dramas about Katie or girls like Katie, and that those shows should be made.
"Our aim was to try and tell Jamie's story as fully as we possibly could, and maybe trying to tell her story would dilute that in some way, or maybe we would be inadequate to that task.
"The second thing, in terms of the second series is, I think Jamie's story is finished.
"I don't think there's anywhere more we can take Jamie, so I don't think there is a series two."
Each of the four episodes of the series were shot in one, continuous take, and Jack would "love" for him and Stephen to explore other subject matters via the same filming format.
He added: "We'd love to explore the one-shot format in another way.
"We'd love to tell other stories with it, but I don't think a series two of 'Adolescence' is quite right for us.
"I hope what this show does is it doesn't provide easy answers.
"It doesn't say, 'This is the way to solve this, this is the way to do that.'
"I hope what it provokes is conversations on the sofa, conversations in classrooms, and, hopefully, conversations in government."
