Adolescence's Stephen Graham confirms follow up to Netflix series

17 September 2025, 11:14 | Updated: 17 September 2025, 11:16

Stephen Graham hints at "developing another story" as follow up to Adolescence. Picture: John Nacion/Getty Images, Netflix

By Katie Louise Smith

Stephen Graham has now confirmed that he is working on teases that there's a "possibility of developing another story" as fans call for Adolescence season 2 to be made.

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We already know that Adolescence season 2 is never going to happen but the team behind the viral Netflix show have now confirmed that a 'follow up' series with similar vibe is on the way.

Since its release, Adolescence has made Netflix history as one of the most watched limited series. As a result, viewers have been desperate to see more.

The creators have already ruled out the possibility of continuing Jamie's story, but they haven't shut down the possibility of following the series up with a completely new show that focuses on other important subject matters, similar to Adolescence's serious warning about incel culture and dangerous online content.

Speaking at the Emmys, where he won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, Stephen Graham confirmed the news everyone has been dying to hear.

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Adolescence season 2 will not happen but a follow up with a different story could be made. Picture: Netflix

Speaking to Daily Mail, Stephen said: "Right now we are having talks and discussions about finding another story. I think we have to be tight-lipped at the moment. And we're all talking at the moment. The same concept with the idea of doing something in one take."

Earlier this year, after the release of the show, producer Hannah Walters (who is also married to Stephen) noted that it'd be hard to create a follow up to something that has had such an incredible impact.

"A prequel to Adolescence, that’s certainly not going to happen," she told Variety. "But there’s so much mileage in the one-shot and so much mileage in investing into human nature again and looking at something else."

Similarly, Jack Thorne who co-wrote the series with Stephen, told ITV's This Morning: "We’d love to tell other stories with it, but I don't think [another series] of Adolescence is quite right for us."

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Based on the overwhelming success of the show, it's likely that Netflix will be interested in developing more limited series similar to Adolescence with the team who made it so watch this space... something is definitely in the works!