Adolescence will not get a second series, writer Jack Horne insists
Adolescence writer Jack Thorne has "nothing" for a second season of the Netflix drama.
Adolescence will not receive a second series.
The Netflix drama - which starred Stephen Graham and Owen Cooper as father-and-son Eddie and Jamie Miller - has been finding success after success this awards’ season, and despite the critical acclaim, writer Jack Thorne has insisted he has “nothing” for a second series.
During an appearance on The One Show, Thorne said: “There's not going to be a second series that involves the Miller family.
“So if we ever do anything else with the format, which we might do in years, years, years to come, we've got nothing at the moment.
“To be clear, there's nothing. Stephen said there might be something at the back of our brain somewhere. There isn't anything at the back of our brain.
“I've got this brain and I know Stephen's brain. There's nothing there at the moment.
“But give us time and there might be something else.”
Even so, Thorne insisted he would “love” to collaborate with Graham again on another show.
He continued: “We would love to work together again. You know, Adolescence was the sixth thing I've done with Stephen, so hopefully it's not the last thing I ever do with him.
“And we love the one-shot format. So if we were to do something else using the one-shot format, that might be a sort of ... but at the moment, there is nothing.”
Adolescence follows Eddie Miller (Graham) as his son Jamie (Cooper) is arrested for stabbing his classmate Katie (Emilia Holliday) to death.
The show also stars Ashley Walters as DI Luke Bascombe, Faye Marsay as DS Misha Frank, Christine Tremarco as Manda Miller and Erin Doherty as Briony Ariston.
Following its release last year, Adolescence has picked up several major awards, with the programme most recently finding success at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards last month.
At the ceremony, Adolescence took home four accolades, those being Best Limited Series, Best Male Actor in a Limited Series (Graham) Best Supporting Male Actor in a Limited Series (Cooper) and Best Supporting Female Actor in a Limited Series (Doherty).
Taking to the stage to collect his accolade, Thorne called on a generation to “remove hate” and toxic masculinity from young people.
He said: “Some think our show is about how we should be frightened of young people.
“It’s about the filth and the debris we have laid in their path.
“Removing hate is our generation’s responsibility. It requires thought from the top down. The possibility seems remote right now, but hope is a beautiful thing.”
