Adolescence creator-writer Jack Thorne has vehemently rejected the claims that the show is based on a real crime story committed by a Black child, a theory that entrepreneur Elon Musk has amplified. (Also read: Will Netflix hit Adolescence be back with a second chapter? Creators respond ) Directed by Philip Barantini, the show, with each of its four episodes shot in a single take, centres around a 13-year-old schoolboy, Jamie Miller (played by Owen Cooper), who is arrested for the murder of a classmate. The Netflix series has taken the internet by storm for its outstanding performances and nerve-wracking cinematography.
Creators react to “anti-white propaganda" claims The show's creators, Stephen Graham and Thorne, have insisted that the show is inspired by multiple stories in the UK and not based on a particular crime. However, last week a post on X (formerly Twitter) claimed that show was based on "real life cases such as the Southport murderer" and by making the protagonist white, the creators have pushed an “anti-white propaganda”. While Musk did not openly accept the claim, he reacted to post with "Wow" which amplified its reach.
When asked about "race-swapping" allegations on The News Agent podcast , Thorne said, "They’ve claimed that Stephen and I based it on a story, and another story, so we race-swapped because we were basing it on here and it ended up there, and everything else. Nothing is further from the truth. I have told a lot of real life stories in my .
