Adolescence director says ‘standalone’ show should not have a second series
He also spoke about how the show’s one-shot format was executed.
Adolescence director Philip Barantini has said he believes the Netflix drama should remain “standalone” and not have a second series.
The 44-year-old told the PA news agency he had been surprised by the scale of reaction to the show, but said he felt it should remain as its initial four episodes.
The Netflix crime drama is about a boy accused of killing a girl in his class, with This Is England star Stephen Graham playing Eddie Miller, the father of 13-year-old Jamie, played by newcomer Owen Cooper, who sees armed police burst into his home to arrest his son.
Eddie is then chosen as Jamie’s appropriate adult, accompanying him at the police interview, and learning the extent of what his son is accused of doing.
The programme, created by Graham and writer Jack Thorne, examines so-called incel (involuntary celibate) culture, which has led to misogyny online and bullying using social media.
Speaking about whether he would be interested in making a second series, Barantini told PA: “Personally, I think it should be a standalone thing, because the conversation that it’s sparked has just blown my mind.
“I mean, we really did hope that it would spark a bit of a conversation for parents, but the fact that it’s gone global, and it’s just this little town that we shot it in, and it was a small British TV show that we were making.
