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 collaboration which was also filmed in one continuous shot.
Stephen has co-created the series with multi-award winner Jack Thorne, renowned for The Swimmers and Joy. The upcoming show is a product of Warp Films, the powerhouse behind BIFA-winning feature films such as Submarine, Four Lions and Tyrannosaur. Not only that, but the film studio has also gifted us with multi-BAFTA-winning series like This Is England, international drama The Last Panthers and the critically acclaimed Southcliffe.
Before his stint in Top Boy, Ashley Walters made a name for himself as part of the UK garage group So Solid Crew, which topped the charts with their second single '21 Seconds'. His acting prowess was further showcased in popular shows like Grange Hill , Hustle, The Bill, Doctor Who , Holby City and Outcasts. Reflecting on his time in the last season of Top Boy at the Screen and Film School, the actor who played Dushane said: "The last season was bittersweet, because it had been such a huge part of my life.
" He added: "The first season was 2011/2012, so I'd grown up on that show. When I was offered that part, I was refusing to do parts like that, because I just felt like as a black actor in the UK I was being typecast, basically I was always being offered the role of the gangster or whatever." He continued: "Which I could do all day long, but it wasn't challenging for me, and I don't think it was moving the game forward.
But when I read that script, I said to my agent, 'I've got to do this one.'" Adolescence is set to exclusively premiere on Netflix sometime in 2025..
