“They are all fake”: Stephen Graham, Actor and Teen Creator, Reacting Cash Critics against his series

Update 04/16/2025 : He will devote time to it, but Stephen Graham finally decided to respond to absurd criticism against adolescence. In a long interview Hollywood reporterHere’s what he responds to those who blame him for founding his series on Southport Attack and changed the color of the criminals’ skin color:

“They have everything wrong. Because if they rely on the facts, they would see that a terrible thing that happened in Southport happened after we finished ours. It doesn’t make sense. So they use this job to achieve their goals. I understand the concept of freedom of expression.

“Some said it was an ideology” awakened “and brought to the extreme,” he adds. “The issue of the race has never been … it’s just a matter of representing a normal family that could live on your street. It could be your sister’s children or, worse than your own child. Everything that affects me is social realism.” Complete the update.

You can’t escape it: Adolescence is a series of Netflix phenomenon. It fascinates society with its strong history, which emphasizes the difficulties of young boys who manipulate all kinds of social networks. We follow James (Owen Cooper), a 13 -year -old boy who is involved in a tragic crime: one of his classmates. The series deals with topics such as violence and masculinity.

At the same time, his success was controversial, including accusations that the series is conveying the “anti-white” message.

This criticism began with the post, X (formerly), Ian Miles Chong, a right -wing commentator based in Malaysia, as we mentioned Hollywood reporter. In his message he said that Series A “The murderer’s race, who went from a black/migrant man to a white boy, said that he was radicalized on the internet with red pills. This is the final anti-white propaganda.“

It actually causes Southport’s knife attack Which happened in July 2024. According to this commentator, the series would change the reality of the facts by presenting a story that is not in line with the true history of crimes committed in the United Kingdom. The confrontation was swollen when Elon Musk responded to the publication with A “Vite“

Jack Thorn’s reaction

In an interview with The News Agents on the Podkast, Jack Thorn-Co-Creator Steven Graham vigorously substantiated the allegations. He said, “It is absurd to say that this is just about black boys. That’s not so.”

Jack Thorn argued that the series is not inspired by any real story: “There is no part of it based on a true story, not one element.” In fact, this is a crime epidemic with a knife for the last ten years, which has convinced two authors about this story.

When asked what the white boy’s representation in the role of criminals, the author explained that the focus was not on the race but on masculinity. “We do not mean the breed about this. We try to understand the problem,” he said. Its intention is to reflect the reflection of the challenges that the boys face, instead of abstaining from racial stereotypes.

““It is absurd to say that only black guys have committed a knife. This is not the case.“

In spite of success

Despite the criticism, adolescence has noted the history of British television, becoming the first stream program to reach the weekly audience. According to Barb Data, the first episode was seen by 6.45 million people in the first week of release, which breaks all the previous records.

This success shows that the series has managed to reach a large audience, despite false obstacles. And it continues discussions on sensitive topics, which claims that art can be a fertile relief to study the complex and sometimes disturbing things. Despite these allegations that have emerged from those that deny the series, Jack Torn’s voice recalls the importance of dealing with the nuance and depth.