Stephen Graham, creator and star of the Emmy-winning Netflix drama Adolescence, said he is "in talks" about a follow-up series after the show’s recent awards success, but he ruled out continuing the story of the Miller family.
Graham said discussions are underway about finding "another story" that would retain the series’ distinctive single-take approach. He and his wife, Hannah Walters, will lead production through their Matriarch Productions and are expected to work again with Brad Pitt’s Plan B, Graham said, but provided few details and described the talks as "tight-lipped".
The four-part drama picked up six trophies at the Emmy Awards and won two further honours at the Creative Emmys earlier in the month, the creative team noted. At the main ceremony the series won best limited series, and received awards for directing, writing and acting, with Graham, co-star Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty among the winners. Cooper, 15, became the youngest-ever male Emmy winner for his role as Jamie Miller.
Graham said the programme’s awards have encouraged him to keep creating in the same format. "Right now we are having talks and discussions about finding another story," he told the Daily Mail. "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."
He was explicit that the Miller family’s story is finished, saying, "We will not see more from this family. This family is finished." That means the actors who played members of the Miller household, including Owen Cooper and Christine Tremarco, are not expected to return for the proposed follow-up.
Graham left open the possibility of other characters from Adolescence appearing again and specifically praised Ashley Walters, who portrayed DI Luke Bascombe. "Ashley is one of our finest actors," Graham said. "Ashley has so much gravity in his performance... he brought heart and soul to this."
Adolescence drew attention for its filming technique — each episode was shot as a single, continuous take — and for its thematic focus on young men and online subcultures often referred to as the "manosphere." The drama was filmed when Cooper was 14, and its awards recognition has prompted conversation about both the series’ technical achievements and its social impact.
Graham reflected on the significance of the awards and his own background in explaining why the series’ success matters to him. He described feeling humbled by the trophies and said the wins reinforced his belief that collaborative vision and opportunity-building can produce notable work.
No broadcast or production timeline has been announced. Graham and his partners have said only that conversations about the next project are ongoing and that they intend to preserve the creative approach that defined Adolescence while pursuing a new narrative and characters.