'Adolescence' Producers Were Struggling. Then Netflix Said Yes

Mark Herbert and Emily Feller tell me how they went from nearly closing to global sensation, how the series might continue & their coming nuclear war project

Apr 10, 2025

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Manori Ravindran writes about int’l TV from London. She recently covered European production alliances and Ireland’s “conveyer belt” of production for U.S. reality shows.

Netflix this week revealed that Adolescence, which tackles toxic masculinity and the manosphere’s impact on young boys, has surpassed the Shondaland p…

'Adolescence' Producers Were Struggling. Then Netflix Said Yes

Mark Herbert and Emily Feller tell me how they went from nearly closing to global sensation, how the series might continue & their coming nuclear war project

Manori Ravindran writes about int’l TV from London. She recently covered European production alliances and Ireland’s “conveyer belt” of production for U.S. reality shows.

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