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Is Netflix’s Adolescence Based on Real Adolescents?
Here’s what co-creator and star Stephen Graham has said about what inspired his new crime drama.
The Official for National Statistics reported in February that 83% of teenage homicide victims in England and Wales were stabbed to death during the year ending in March 2024; according to the BBC, the data showed that teens were more likely to be killed with a sharp instrument over any other age group. Much to the displeasure of some of his fans, Adolescence name-drops self-proclaimed misogynist and far-right star Andrew Tate when a detective brings up the potential role of the involuntary celibacy subculture. “Three or four days later, the algorithm — which I don’t understand — showed me the same gentleman again, and he was telling me his misogynistic opinions and views.” In his GQ interview, Graham addedthat his daughter Grace was the one who then identified Tate and explained who he was.
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