Adolescence season 2 just got a major update

“Jamie’s story is finished”, Thorne said in an interview with ITV. “I don’t think there’s anywhere more we can take Jamie, so I don’t think there is a series two.”

Thorne also rejected the idea of a second series that focused on Katie.

“I don’t think we’re the right people to tell Katie’s story,” he continued. “I think there are other makers out there that could tell beautiful dramas about Katie or girls like Katie, and that those shows should be made.”

He explained, “Our aim was to try and tell Jamie’s story as fully as we possibly could, and maybe trying to tell her story would dilute that in some way and maybe we would be inadequate for that task.”

Director Philip Barantini is also on the same page. “I don’t personally [think there should be another series], I think it’s a package of this moment in time, and I think personally, that’s how I feel about it,” he said to the Independent.

What might be next for the team?

Although it’s looking unlikely that Adolescence season 2 will happen, there is a small chance that co-creators Thorne and Graham will reunite for another series that follows a similar format.

“We’d love to explore the one shot format in another way,” said Thorne. “We’d love to tell other stories with it, but I don’t think a series two of Adolescence is quite right for us.”

Who knows, perhaps they could focus on unpacking another aspect of youth culture in Britain today with a brand new set of characters.