Kate Winslet to star in next series of Adolescence
Kate Winslet is to star in a second series of Adolescence, which will feature a new plotline and cast.
Kate Winslet is to lead the cast of a second series of Adolescence.
The Titanic actress is set to play a key role in a new storyline about troubled teenagehood following the global success of the first series of the drama, which featured Owen Cooper as 13-year-old Jamie, who was arrested after being accused of murdering a classmate, and Stephen Graham as his dad.
A source told the Mail on Sunday newspaper's Talk of the Town column: "It's happening and in development. There's excitement that Kate's on board."
Stephen, who is executive producer, previously teased the possibility of another installment from himself and writer Jack Thorne.
He told reporters backstage at the Golden Globe awards: "It's somewhere in the deep recesses of my mind and Jack's mind. We'll pull it out in three or four years, so stay tuned."
Both he and Jack have previously hinted that any new series of Adolescence would follow a new plot, with a different cast.
Jack previously said on The One Show: “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.”
The first series was a huge success, and at the Golden Globes, Adolescence won Best Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Television Motion Picture, while its cast won a number of individual awards.
Stephen won Best Male Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television, while co-star Erin Doherty - who played social worker Briony Ariston - was recognised as Best Supporting Female Actor.
Owen Cooper captured the Best Supporting Male Actor accolade, making him the youngest ever winner in the supporting TV categories.
The recognition also made him the second youngest Golden Globe winning male actor of all time, behind Ricky Schroder, who was just nine years old when he was given the New Star of the Year in a Motion Picture prize for his role in The Champ back in 1990.
Owen said during his speech: "Standing here at the Golden Globe does not feel real, whatsoever. What an incredible journey me and my family have been put through.
"We are forever grateful… I thought, I might be okay, I might be awful, I never know. So, I took a risk, and I went to drama classes. I was the only boy there. It was embarrassing, but I got through it.
"I’m still very much an apprentice. I’m still learning every day, I’m still learning from the people that are sat in front of me, that inspired me. It’s mad what’s going on."
