Adolescence series two moves a step closer thanks to Brad Pitt after worldwide success of Stephen Graham’s Netflix drama
A SECOND instalment of the tear-jerking eye-opening Adolescence could be on the TV horizon - with Brad Pitt's first hand approval.
Hollywood star Brad's production company - Plan B Entertainment - is in exciting talks about a potential second season of the Netflix hit following its huge success.
According to Deadline, Plan B co-presidents Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner are liaising with director Philip Barantini.
It's thought they are speaking about how they can 'widen the aperture, stay true to its DNA [and] not be repetitive'.
The four-part limited series, co-starring Top Boy's Ashley Walters, became a surprise hit for the streaming giant when it launched last month.
The harrowing drama, co-created by Stephen Graham, has clocked up 114.5M views on the streaming platform.
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Gardner said: “Phil’s style of doing the episodes in one take is not a gimmick. It’s very much in conversation with the subject matter.
"In early conversations with Stephen and Jack, they were talking about how it’s too easy to look away. You can look away from the school, you can look away from the police station, you can look away from the counselling, you can look away from the family.
"In that kind of prismatic way of viewing, you can duck the issue. So our theory was, what would happen if you couldn’t look away? And will that make the subject embed in you in a different way? That was a thrilling thing.”
Kleiner said the Fight Club star was 'blown away' by the original script and was very much 'part of the energy, drive, and impetus to get the thing off the ground'.
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Pitt starred in Guy Ritchie’s 2000 feature Snatch alongside the Boiling Point star. “Brad is a massive fan of Stephen’s,” Kleiner added.
Adolescence explores the story of the fictional Miller family, whose lives are turned upside down when their 13-year-old-son Jamie is arrested on suspicion of murder having been radicalised online.
Opening with Jamie’s arrest, the show follows the subsequent investigation and the aftermath of the allegations.
Much of the series focuses on radical online forums, where incel ideologies are popular.
"Incel" stands for involuntary celibate and is an online community centred around misogynistic attitudes towards women.
It reached 24.3million views in its first four days and been hailed the most important show of the year.
The show's creators wanted to highlight this dangerous online subculture, as social media and the internet can radicalise young people very easily.
