Thorne discussed the shot in Netflix's making-of documentary. "It was an example of the technical meeting the story and finding a fusion, which is actually better than anything that the story had come up with on its own," he says. All four episodes of Adolescence are streaming on Netflix.

Adolescence director Philip Barantini has spoke about the possibility of releasing a second series of the show on Netflix

Adolescence” has already set a major viewership record after its second weekend of streaming on Netflix. After opening with a massive 24.3 million views in its first four days, “Adolescence” was the most watched title on Netflix during the week of March 17-23 with another 42 million views,