A Behind The Scenes Look At "Adolescence"

The Next Best Picture Podcast

Tv & Film

4.2 • 542 Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

"Adolescence" is a British television psychological crime drama series created by Emmy nominees Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Emmy nominee Philip Barantini. It centers on a 13-year-old schoolboy, Jamie Miller (Emmy nominee Owen Cooper), who is arrested after the murder of a girl in his school. Each of its episodes was shot in one continuous take. The limited series received critical acclaim for its directing, writing, and cinematography, with special attention paid to its atmosphere and performances. It has received thirteen nominations at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, including for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series and acting nominations for Graham, Ashley Walters, Christine Tremarco, Cooper, and Erin Doherty. Thorne, Tremarco, Walters, and Emmy-nominated cinematographer Matthew Lewis were all kind enough to spend some time speaking with Giovanni Lago, Daniel Howat, Will Mavity, and Brendan Hodges about their work respectively on the series, which you can listen to below. Please be sure to check out the limited series, which is now available to stream in full on Netflix. Thank you, and enjoy! Check out more on NextBestPicture.com Please subscribe on... Apple Podcasts - https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/negs-best-film-podcast/id1087678387?mt=2 Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7IMIzpYehTqeUa1d9EC4jT YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWA7KiotcWmHiYYy6wJqwOw And be sure to help support us on Patreon for as little as $1 a month at https://www.patreon.com/NextBestPicture and listen to this podcast ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You are listening to The Next Best Picture podcast, and this is Giovanni Lago's interview with the Emmy
0:06.4	nominated showrunner, writer and executive producer for adolescence, Jack Dorn. Followed by
0:12.7	Daniel Howitt's interview with the Emmy nominated star Christine Tramarko. Followed by Will Mavity's
0:19.5	interview with another Emmy nominated starinated star, Ashley Walters,
0:23.7	and finally, Brendan Hodges' interview of the Emmy-nominated cinematographer for episode two, Matthew Lewis.
0:30.4	We hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes look at Netflix's Adolescence.
0:35.2	What are you looking for?
0:39.3	You're making a big mistake?
0:42.3	He's only a kid.
0:44.3	Doc, I haven't done anything.
0:50.3	He's a good kid.
0:51.3	Jamie, I want you to listen carefully.
0:56.8	What's going on?
0:58.9	I'm going to start off with asking you.
1:01.4	Do you know a girl called Katie Leonard?
1:03.2	Yeah?
1:05.3	Describe each other as friends then.
1:08.3	Is she dead then?
1:10.3	Why would you ask her? Hmm?
1:11.6	Hello everyone, this is the next best series podcast, and today I am joined by Jack Thorne, the co-creator, co-writer, executive producer of adolescence.
1:20.6	Jack, thank you so much for joining me today.
1:23.6	Thank you so much for having me.
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