'Adolescence' Creator Officially Confirms a Connection Between His Netflix and Apple Shows
'Adolescence' co-creator Stephen Graham speaks candidly about the thematic parallel between it and Apple's new crime thriller, 'Nocturne.'.
'Adolescence' co-creator Stephen Graham speaks candidly about the thematic parallel between it and Apple's new crime thriller, 'Nocturne.'
The short version
- A serial crime motif binds small town grief to online radicalization Co-created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, the 2025 British limited series Adolescence made waves worldwide when it debuted on Netflix.
- Adolescence explores the immediate fallout from a young boy, Jamie (Owen Cooper), stabbing a girl to death and the radicalization of men online.
- The series was so well received that a UK government–backed initiative made it free to watch in high schools.
What happened
A year later, Graham returns for yet another crime-focused thriller — Apple TV’s Nocturne . Instead of playing the guilt-ridden father role he did in Adolescence , however, Graham steps into the soft-soled shoes of Jurek Walter, the cunning mastermind behind the disappearance of two young children — the Frost siblings.
Why it matters
Ed. note: This interview contains light spoilers for the first two episodes of Nocturne.
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