‘Adolescence’ creators shut down rumours of a prequel, say a follow-up is a “possibility”

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Adolescence has shut down any ideas of a prequel to the show, saying it’s more likely another unrelated story will be explored.Since its release on March 13, the drama about a father dealing with the fallout of his son being suspected of murder has been a ratings hit for Netflix, and prompted a wider discussion about toxic masculinity in the UK.Star Stephen Graham produced the show alongside Hannah Walters, his wife and regular co-star in projects such as Boiling Point, A Thousand Blows, and This Is England.

The pair’s production company were behind the drama, and its success has prompted talk of a follow up.Speaking to Variety, Graham revealed: “There’s the possibility of developing another story”.

However, Walters says anything set before the current storyline is unlikely, with the next series taking the anthology approach used by shows such as Fargo and True Detective, with a different story each time.“A prequel to Adolescence, that’s certainly not going to happen,” she says. “But there’s so much mileage in the one-shot and so much mileage in investing into human nature again and looking at something else.