Adolescence, on Netflix, has created buzz among the audience with its thrilling story and unique techniques to film it. The series has received great reviews from the critics and its heart wrenching plot has raised the viewers’ curiousity if ‘Adolescence’ is based on true story or not.

Is Adolescence Based On True Story?

For the unversed, Adolescence focuses on a family, whose life takes a drastic turn after their 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested for the murder of a teenage girl.

While speaking to Netflix, co-creator Stephen Graham revealed that ‘Adolescence’ is not exactly based on any real person or event but he got the idea for the show from some new reports.

He shared, “There was an incident where a young boy [allegedly] stabbed a girl. It shocked me. I was thinking, ‘What’s going on? What’s happening in society where a boy stabs a girl to death? What’s the inciting incident here?’ And then it happened again, and it happened again, and it happened again. I really just wanted to shine a light on it, and ask, ‘Why is this happening today? What’s going on? How have we come to this?’ ”

About Adolescence:

Owen Cooper played the role of Jamie Miller, who is accused of murdering a teenager. The show’s co-creator Stephen Graham is seen as Jamie’s father, Ashley Walters as Detective Inspector Luke Bascombe and Erin Doherty as the clinical psychologist.

Directed by Philip Barantini, Adolescence is co-created and written by Graham and Jack Thorne. The show has been shot in a single take.