‘Adolescence’ Writer Jack Thorne Rejects ‘Absurd’ Race-Swap Theory Amplified by Elon Musk: ‘We’re Not Making a Point About Race’ but ‘About Masculinity’
Jack Thorne — who co-wrote Netflix phenomenon “Adolescence” with Stephen Graham — has rejected claims that the show was based on a real-life crime committed by a Black child, a theory that had been amplified by Elon Musk on social media.
The four-part drama, directed by Philip Barantini and starring Graham, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty, revolves around the brutal murder of a young girl by a 13-year-old schoolboy (played by Owen Cooper).
Since it’s release, its creators have insisted that story was inspired by incidents around the U.K., but not based on an individual crime. Yet a post on...
The four-part drama, directed by Philip Barantini and starring Graham, Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty, revolves around the brutal murder of a young girl by a 13-year-old schoolboy (played by Owen Cooper).
Since it’s release, its creators have insisted that story was inspired by incidents around the U.K., but not based on an individual crime. Yet a post on...
- 3/31/2025
- by Alex Ritman
- Variety - TV News
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