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Adolescence director responds to calls for second series of hit Netflix show

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Updated 08:43 26 Mar 2025 GMTPublished 08:41 26 Mar 2025 GMT

Adolescence director responds to calls for second series of hit Netflix show

Adolescence's Philip Barantini admitted he wasn't prepared for the reception the Netflix show got

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

The director of Netflix's Adolescence has addressed the calls for a second series as fans continue to praise the four-part drama.

Philip Barantini, 44, worked with Stephen Graham, 51, to produce the current most popular series on Netflix.

As I'm sure you're aware, Adolescence follows 13-year-old murder suspect Jamie Miller, who is portrayed by newbie actor Owen Cooper, 15, in his first ever role.

The four-episode series, each filmed in one shot, sees Graham star as the boy's father Eddie Miller, while Top Boy actor Ashley Walters, 42, plays detective inspector Luke Bascombe.

A 99 percent Rotten Tomatoes rating alone suggests that the series has been very well received, however, Barantini hopes there won't be a second season, as co-star mum Manda (Christine Tremarco) agrees.

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"Personally, I think it should be a standalone thing, because the conversation that it’s sparked has just blown my mind," he told PA.

"I mean, we really did hope that it would spark a bit of a conversation for parents.

Director of Netflix's Adolescence Philip Barantini has addressed the calls for a second series (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Director of Netflix's Adolescence Philip Barantini has addressed the calls for a second series (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)

"But the fact that it’s gone global, and it’s just this little town that we shot it in, and it was a small British TV show that we were making.

"But I don’t personally (think there should be another series), I think it’s a package of this moment in time.

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"And I think personally, that’s how I feel about it."

Barantini, who is responsible for directing Boiling Point, a one-shot film set in a restaurant kitchen, has explained how the same format worked for Adolescence.

"With this script, it needs to be a constant flow, there’s no scenes, it’s just continuous," he said.

Adolescence has been the most-watched show on Netflix since its debut earlier this month (Netflix)
Adolescence has been the most-watched show on Netflix since its debut earlier this month (Netflix)

"So you write that in the script, and you move through the spaces. So it’s a back and forth with myself and Jack and Stephen.

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"Initially, there’d be moments where Jack will write something, and I’d be like, we physically can’t do that."

The Liverpool-born director added: "Timing of the travel needs to be exactly three minutes, not exactly three minutes, but around about three minutes.

"So when we find the house, first of all, we built the police station in a studio in Pontefract called Production Park, and once we knew that’s where the police station was going to be, we then had to find a house that was three minutes away.

"So we’d scout the area, and then once we found it, Matt and I would get in a car, we’d drive from the house to the police station to the studio, and I would read the script and the dialogue for the timing of it."

Adolescence is available to stream on Netflix now.

Featured Image Credit: Netflix

Topics: Netflix, Adolescence, Stephen Graham, TV

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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