Is Adolescence Season 2 Coming?

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The production team behind Netflix’s Adolescence is reportedly in early discussions about a potential second season.

Produced by Brad Pitt’s company Plan B and co-created by actor Stephen Graham and writer Jack Thorne, the first season of the critically acclaimed Netflix series has been a breakout success. Since its release on 13 March, it has racked up over 114.5 million views, making it the fourth most-watched English-language series on the platform—just behind Dahmer.

Although concrete plans remain under wraps, Plan B is in talks with director Philip Barantini for what’s being described as the “next iteration” of the show. Now co – presidents of Plan b production company Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner said they’re focused on how to “widen the aperture, stay true to its DNA, [and] not be repetitive.”

The original four-part series follows 13-year-old Jamie, played by Owen Cooper, who is accused of fatally stabbing a female classmate after becoming entangled in the online manosphere. Its gripping narrative that explores toxic masculinity, combined with Barantini’s signature one-take filming style that has earned high praise for its raw story telling.

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Gardner explained the creative choice behind the filming approach, noting it was a deliberate effort to stop viewers from “looking away” from uncomfortable truths surrounding male violence—a central theme of the series.

While the next series is unlikely to revisit Jamie’s story directly, it may explore a similarly harrowing tale through a new character’s lens—possibly another teenager grappling with crime or trauma.

Plan B initially pitched Adolescence to Amazon Prime Video, where Pitt himself reportedly joined pitch meetings and was “blown away” by Thorne’s script. After Amazon passed, the team turned to Netflix, eager to work with UK content chief Anne Mensah, with whom they had previously collaborated on The Third Day.

Matriarch, the production company founded by Graham and his wife Hannah Walters, also co-produced the first series, and producers hope both Graham and Thorne will return for the next chapter.

Despite its origins as a limited series, the overwhelming reception has prompted fresh creative conversations. As Gardner put it, the story’s global resonance proves that even a “small, localised, emotional story” can strike a chord worldwide.

Words by Alyssa O’Sullivan