Netflix has today revealed that filming has commenced on a fresh one-off crime drama led by Top Boy 's Ashley Walters, Boiling Point's Stephen Graham and The Crown 's Erin Doherty. The show, currently under the working title 'Adolescence', is being shot in the UK. The cast boasts of other big names such as Game of Thrones ' Faye Marsay, The Responder's Christine Tremarco, Happy Valley's Mark Stanley and After Life's Jo Hartley.
Owen Cooper will be making his major television debut alongside them, while newcomer Amelie Pease is set for her thrilling first appearance. This ambitious project is a four-part series helmed by Philip Barantini, with each episode filmed continuously, capturing the drama as it unfolds in real time. READ MORE: Netflix fans 'addicted' to rewatching iconic series 'over and over' as they beg for new seasons READ MORE: Netflix announces return date for hugely popular series but fans issue same complaint The plot revolves around how a family's life is thrown into chaos when 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) is arrested and charged with the murder of a teenage girl from his school.
Stephen Graham takes on the role of Jamie's father and 'appropriate adult', Eddie Miller. Ashley Walters portrays Detective Inspector Bascombe, while Erin Doherty plays Briony Ariston, the clinical psychologist assigned to Jamie's case. Fans of Boiling Point will be delighted with this announcement as it brings together Stephen and director Philip, replicating their previous .