While the series isn't based on a true story, Graham -- who portrays Eddie Miller, Jamie's dad in the series, in addition to being a co-writer -- told Rolling Stone UK that he drew inspiration from the several real-life incidents that happened among youth in the U.K., specifically several incidents that involved the stabbing of teen girls.

An expert in sociolinguistics believes the biggest takeaway from the Netflix series Adolescence is not about social media. Instead, Dr Robert Lawson, Associate Professor of Sociolinguistics at Birmingham City University,