The executive producer of the Netflix drama series Adolescence has stated that she received “a lot of messages of thanks” from parents who were motivated to have open conversations with their children, as reported by international media.
According to a report by the BBC on Monday, the executive producer of Adolescence, Hannah Walters, has worked alongside her husband, Stephen Graham, to create the series, which follows the troubling case of a 13-year-old boy arrested for killing his female classmate.
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Soon after its release, the Netflix drama series not only caught the attention of viewers but also sparked a debate about the issues it raises, such as male rage and the impact of social media on young minds, as reported by British media.
While speaking to BBC Radio Leicester, Hannah Walters stated that she expected the series to have an impact but did not predict it would have such a profound effect on viewers. “Stephen and I, we knew it was going to be impactful, we knew it was needed,” she said.
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“But I did not, hand on heart, realize the profound effects it was going to have on people. Parents are sending me lots of messages of thanks, lots of messages of gratitude, because they’re opening those bedroom doors and talking to their children in ways that they hadn’t before,” she added.
She went on to say, “I think that’s all we needed to do—give everybody a little shake and say, come on, it’s our duty now to make sure that this generation doesn’t get lost, because it’s so easy to lose them.”
