Adolescence Star Christine Tremarco Says Series ‘Triggered’ Parenthood Questions Among Viewers
Netflix's "Adolescence," a four-episode series about a teen accused of murder, captivates with its intense story and one-take style, sparking talks on parenting and toxic masculinity.
Netflix’s Adolescence kind of exploded out of nowhere last month — and honestly, no one saw it coming! It’s just four episodes long, but the intense story of a teenager accused of murder had everyone talking, especially because of its crazy cool one-take style. Christine Tremarco, who plays Jamie’s mum Manda in the show, recently said in a new interview that she’s been floored by the reactions pouring in. People haven’t just been loving the drama but they’ve also been reaching out, sharing how deeply it hit them.
Christine Tremarco shared that ever since Adolescence dropped, she’s been getting tons of messages, especially from parents. Turns out, the show really hit home for them by sparking all kinds of conversations about parenting and raising kids in today’s world.
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“In my hometown in Liverpool, where I live, I have had men and women stop me- who are parents- and said to me, ‘Thank you! Thanks to Stephen [Graham, her co-star], and to everyone on the show!’ The reason… the awareness of what’s out there in terms of toxic masculinity, but also within that, they have said that the show made them want to sit down and want to talk to their children. Not just about internet safety and this subject, but also to just talk to their children more. I have had a couple of people say that it has triggered feelings where they thought about how they may have acted at times, maybe about mistakes that they have made with their own children. So yeah, it has opened up even more than what is the main subject of our story," she told Hindustan Times.
Speaking about the experience of working on the show with Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper and Erin Doherty, Christine added, “It was such an honour as soon as I got the script and read the script so I knew whom I am going to be with. That was an honour in itself. It was such an amazing shoot. It was a heartbreaking joy of a shoot with the cast and crew. For it to come out and reach people in the way that it has been an honour to be a part of that journey."
Speaking about the way it was shot, Christine remarked, “For me, personally, shooting in one take is a wonderful way to work. It allows you so much freedom as an actor. Within that, we had such an amazing crew, all led by an amazing director Philip Barantini. In episode 4 particularly, when our characters are trying to be normal, it starts somewhere and the shift that happens from there through this van to them going together to know what happens with the kid coming out… It really stayed with me, that journey backwards. It was just… the reality of what they are going through. It was something else!"
Adolescence is currently streaming on Netflix.
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