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Starmer: No ‘simple solution’ to boys being pulled into ‘whirlpool’ of misogyny

Writer Jack Thorne and producer Jo Johnson, and representatives from the NSPCC and Children’s Society, joined the Prime Minister for a discussion.

Evening Standard

Adolescence creator responds to conspiracy theory promoted by Elon Musk

Adolescence writer reacts to ‘absurd’ race-swapping theory spread by Elon Musk

The Independent UK

Adolescence writer reacts to ‘absurd’ race-swapping theory spread by Elon Musk

Jack Thorne said ‘it’s absurd to say [knife crime] is only committed by Black boys’

The Independent UK

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Sorry, Adolescence season 2 isn't happening, despite its 99% Rotten Tomatoes score and record-breaking Netflix audience

Netflix hit Adolescence won't be getting another season, says co-creator Jack Thorne

Total Film

Adolescence director on ‘sucker punch’ scene and whether show should get a series two

‘The conversation that it’s sparked has just blown my mind,’ says Philip Barantini

The Independent UK

Did Netflix's 'Adolescence' Race Swap Its Main Character? Jack Thorne Responds to Backlash

Netizens have dragged the show into a new debate by claiming that the writers of the show 'race-swapped' the lead despite taking inspiration from a case where the perpetrator was a young black boy.

International Business Times UK

Adolescence director says ‘standalone’ show should not have a second series

He also spoke about how the show’s one-shot format was executed.

Evening Standard

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Netflix’s Adolescence makes TV history in the UK

Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s drama has become the first streaming show to top the UK most-watched television charts

The Guardian - UK

Danny Dyer hails Stephen Graham’s Adolescence as he blasts social media: 'It’s destroying the planet'

Dyer discussed the dangers of social media for young people with The Standard and suggested the UK consider social media age restrictions similar to Australia's

Evening Standard

Adolescence, the backlash: the nightmare of making hit TV in terrifying times

From online hate to being mobbed in public, having a televisual smash is becoming increasingly fraught. Should Netflix have hidden its stars away in a safe house?

The Guardian - UK

‘I could have been Jamie’, says youth worker after Adolescence screening

Tender is a charity which uses drama to instil lessons about healthy relationships.

Evening Standard

Adolescence writer explains why there won’t be a series two

There are two key reasons not to continue the story, he says

The Independent UK

Adolescence writer: We are not the right people to tell victim Katie’s story

Jack Thorne said he does not imagine there will be a second series of the hit drama as ‘Jamie’s story is finished’.

Evening Standard

Netflix’s Adolescence breaks record for weekly views as 6.45 million stream show

The series beat the likes of BBC One’s The Apprentice and Death In Paradise

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Netflix’s Adolescence shows the pressure on teenage boys – I’ve seen it with my son

Adolescence shows the dark side of growing up online. Here’s how I’m helping my teenage son navigate it

The Guardian - UK

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne backs Smartphone Free Childhood group

Writer joins more than 100,000 parents who pledge to withhold smartphones until children are at least 14

The Guardian - UK

From the police to the prime minister: how Adolescence is making Britain face up to toxic masculinity

The Netflix drama isn’t just a critical smash – its tale of social media-fuelled violence to women by young boys has forced a national debate in the UK that might lead to genuine political change

Evening Standard

Adolescence creator Jack Thorne’s Let The Right One In play to go on UK tour

It comes after the Netflix series prompted a number of conversations around online safety.

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Evening Standard

Brad Pitt’s big secret role in Netflix’s Adolescence: how Hollywood A-Lister shaped UK’s hottest drama

From executive producer to Zoom calls with the writer, the star had his hands all over the groundbreaking British series that’s taking the world by storm

Evening Standard

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne calls for social media ban for children to protect them from online harm

Jack Thorne’s hit Netflix drama tells the story of 13-year-old Jamie, who is accused of murdering a girl at his school

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Adolescence Writer Reveals Andrew Tate Inspired The Grim Series: ‘It’s Terrifying’

“I’ve got an eight-year-old kid and it made me want to put him in a box and keep him there for the next 10 years.”

Euronews

UK PM wants 'Adolescence' TV series to be shown in schools to fight toxic culture

UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer supports a campaign for TV series ‘Adolescence’ to be shown in schools to combat an alarming rise in toxic masculinity and violence.

Evening Standard

Adolescence creators accept invitation to discuss online safety with MPs

The Netflix show examines so-called incel culture, which has led to misogyny online and bullying on social media.

The Independent UK

Adolescence creator says trolls have questioned if he has ‘too much oestrogen’ since Netflix release

A writer behind Netflix show Adolescence has shared that online trolls questioned whether he has “too much oestrogen” since the success of the show.

The Guardian - UK

Adolescence to The Virtues: the most heartbreaking TV of all time

The gut-wrenching crime drama is so poignant it will leave you in pieces. But it’s far from the only televisual masterpiece to deliver a devastating emotional punch …

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