One of the stars of Netflix drama Adolescence has responded to questions about a potential sequel.
If you haven't seen it yet (SPOILER ALERT, by the way), Adolescence is a compelling four-episode series about young boy Jamie (Owen Cooper) arrested at gunpoint in his own home as police think he is their prime suspect for the murder of one of his classmates.
Across four episodes the drama follows his arrest, the police investigation, Jamie's encounter with a psychologist and the impact their son being arrested for murder has had on his dad Eddie (Stephen Graham) and mum Manda (Christine Tremarco).
Each episode is filmed in one continuous take and many have praised Adolescence both for being a technical achievement and for shining a light on the impact the 'manosphere' is having on young boys.
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The Netflix drama has been highly praised and naturally some people are asking about a potential sequel, and Adolescence star Tremarco appeared on Lorraine to give her verdict.
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The host was asking whether there 'might be a sequel' as she said she'd 'love to find out what happens', but anyone hoping to see more of Jamie's story might be disappointed by Tremarco's response.
The actor said: "A couple of people have said that but maybe that's a good thing because it leaves you thinking about maybe what would happen afterwards.
"But I think this is a one-off, I think it ends at episode four."
Anyone who's seen Adolescence will know it's very focused on the story it's trying to tell, we don't delve into the lives of major characters outside the scope of the show and if the series doesn't need them any longer we don't see them.
The show's co-writer and co-creator Jack Thorne explained that we don't find out exactly what happens to Jamie as the one-take nature of the show means they can't cut away to something else and he thinks it 'causes the audience to lean forward because they know they are not going to get all of the story'.
The last we see of Jamie is his chilling interview with a psychologist (Erin Doherty), while the last we hear of him is him calling his family and telling them he's going to change his plea to guilty.
Viewers got some rather compelling proof in the first episode that he was the murderer, and Adolescence did not throw the sort of twists viewers of crime drama have come to expect.
There were no red herrings, secret killers or sudden reveals, the show was very upfront about the story it was telling.
If there was to be a sequel we'd likely just be watching Jamie being sentenced after pleading guilty, either that or Adolescence would have to start over and tell a new story with a new cast.
Some viewers have said they want to see more of Adolescence and wish it didn't end after four episodes, while others have been telling them they were 'missing the point' by wanting more from a show that's already told the story it set out to tell.
Adolescence is available to stream on Netflix now.
Topics: Adolescence, Netflix, TV and Film
Joe Harker