Adolescence is an extremely formidable four-part collection on Netflix that swept the Primetime Emmy Awards earlier this month. The psychological crime drama was launched again in March, impressing audiences with its format and riveting performances. Every episode is filmed in a single lengthy take, leaving no room for error. The result’s an extremely highly effective story a few household and group reeling after a 13-year-old boy is accused of murdering a classmate. Adolescence presently has a 97% ranking from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.
The drama scored a complete of 13 Primetime Emmy Award nominations this yr, profitable in six main classes — plus two wins in technical classes. This contains Excellent Restricted or Anthology Collection, Excellent Directing for a Restricted Collection for Philip Barantini, and Excellent Writing for a Restricted Collection for creators Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham. Three of the present’s wins have been in appearing classes: Excellent Lead Actor in a Restricted Collection for Stephen Graham, Excellent Supporting Actor for Owen Cooper, and Excellent Supporting Actress for Erin Doherty. Owen’s win makes him the youngest actor to ever win in his class.
So, with all the thrill surrounding the collection after the Emmys, what’s subsequent for the forged of Adolescence?
Amari Bacchus
Amari Bacchus appeared in two brief movies earlier than being forged as Inspector Luke Bascombe’s son, Adam, in Adolescence. His different mission this yr was the brief movie Removed from the Plains, the place he starred as Frankie. His upcoming initiatives embrace one other brief movie, a characteristic movie, and a tv collection. Phrases on a Web page is a dramatic brief movie directed by Nathalia Syam with a screenplay by Thomas Reed. Bacchus stars within the position of Connor, and the brief is presently in post-production. Bacchus can also be slated to play Tom within the upcoming horror film The Evening Home. The film is directed by Jesper Ganslandt (Cry Wolf) with a screenplay by Ganslandt and creator Jo Nesbø, who additionally wrote the novel on which the film is predicated.
‘Crookhaven’ (2026)
Final however not least, Bacchus will star within the upcoming BBC drama Crookhaven as Ade Okoro. Primarily based on the J.J. Arcanjo e-book collection, Crookhaven facilities on a faculty for crooks led by Headmaster Caspian Lockett. The forged contains Keith Allen (Steeltown Murders), Naomi Wirthner (Gradual Horses), Charlie Mann (The Watchers), Julie Hesmondhalgh (Broadchurch), Carmel Laniado (Inform Me Every thing), Genesis Lynea (Champion), Tipper Seifert-Cleveland (Krypton), and Dougray Scott (Crime) as Headmaster Lockett.
Jo Hartley
Jo Hartley performs Mrs. Fenumore in Adolscence, a trainer at Bruntwood Academy the place Jamie and homicide sufferer Katie Leonard (Emilia Holliday) went to high school. Along with enjoying Mrs. Fenumore this yr, Hartley performed Beth Tyler in two episodes of the procedural crime drama Silent Witness. She presently has two initiatives within the works. The primary is the brief movie A Loud Piece of Armour, which is presently in post-production.
‘Alley Cats’ (TBA)
Whereas there is no launch date but, Hartley is scheduled to seem within the Netflix grownup animated collection Alley Cats. The collection is created by Ricky Gervais, with whom Hartley has beforehand labored with on the Netflix comedy drama After Life. Based on Deadline, the forged will characteristic the voices of Diane Morgan (Mandy), Tom Basden (Right here We Go), Kerry Godliman (Whitstable Pearl), Andrew Brooke (The Company: Central Intelligence), David Earl (After Life), Jo Hartley, Natalie Cassidy (EastEnders), and Tony Method (Purple Sonja).
Erin Doherty
Erin Doherty is recent off profitable an Emmy for her efficiency as scientific psychologist Briony Ariston in Adolescence. Having already performed Princess Anne in The Crown and Mary Carr in A Thousand Blows, Doherty has two initiatives presently in growth. The primary is Season 2 of the Hulu historic drama A Thousand Blows, the place she stars alongside her Adolescence co-star Stephen Graham. Season 2 is slated to have six episodes that shall be launched in 2026.
‘California Avenue’ (TBA)
Doherty can also be engaged on the TV collection California Avenue (beforehand titled Clifftops), which is presently in pre-production. The BBC drama is ready in a Nineteen Seventies trailer park overlooking the English Channel, the place a mom and daughter are hoping to begin a brand new life. Based on Deadline, the present shall be led by Hugo Blick, creator of the BBC Two miniseries The English, with a forged that features Helena Bonham Carter (4 Letters of Love), Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga), and Invoice Nighy (Dwelling). Doherty is slated to play Lela, however there is no such thing as a launch date data presently.
Faye Marsay
Faye Marsay performs Inspector Misha Frank in Adolescence, however that is not all she’s been as much as this yr. She performed Annie Roberts within the BBC historic drama Ten Pound Poms. She was additionally within the Disney+ hit collection Andor, the place she starred as insurgent operative Vel Sartha. Marsay has solely been in a handful of movies, the newest of which was Girl Chatterley’s Lover in 2022, however the actor has a formidable tv resume. Since 2013, Marsay has appeared in The White Queen, The Bletchley Circle, My Mad Fats Diary, Sport of Thrones, Black Mirror, and McMafia, amongst others.
‘Ted Lasso’ (2026)
Subsequent, Marsay is slated to make an look within the new season of Ted Lasso. The beloved Apple TV+ sports activities comedy drama stars Jason Sudeikis (SNL) within the title position as a school soccer coach who subverts expectations by displaying nice compassion in every thing he does. Over three seasons, Ted Lasso has gained 13 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes. Manufacturing for Season 4 is presently underway. Marsay’s involvement was introduced in July, although it has but to be introduced who her character shall be. The brand new season of Ted Lasso will seemingly return someday in 2026.
Ashley Walters
Ashley Walters scored his first Primetime Emmy nomination for taking part in Inspector Luke Bascombe in Adolescence. It wasn’t his solely TV look in 2025, both. Walters appeared in three episodes of A Thousand Blows as Hezekiah Moscow’s (Malachi Kirby) father, Swap, alongside his Adolescence co-stars Erin Doherty and Stephen Graham. He additionally directed three separate episodes on the finish of the season. Earlier this yr, Walters appeared as Monte Leburne within the Netflix thriller Lacking You, which is predicated on the novel of the identical identify by Harlan Coben.
‘Stay’ (2026)
Walters is making his feature-length directorial debut with a coming-of-age drama set at a juvenile detention middle referred to as Animol. Nick Love (Bulletproof) wrote the screenplay. Tut Nyuot (The Lengthy Stroll) stars and Stephen Graham has a supporting position. Walters additionally has an appearing position developing in Stay, a supernatural romantic thriller written and directed by M. Evening Shyamalan (Entice). It is primarily based on the 2025 novel Shyamalan wrote with famed romance novelist Nicholas Sparks. The forged contains Jake Gyllenhaal (Presumed Harmless) and Phoebe Dynevor (Bridgerton). It is set to be launched on October 23, 2026.
Owen Cooper
It is onerous to imagine that Owen Cooper’s flip as 13-year-old homicide suspect Jamie Miller is the actor’s first display credit score. The younger actor confirmed unimaginable depth and vary in Adolescence, particularly when one takes into consideration how the collection was shot in lengthy takes. He has gained quite a few awards for taking part in Owen, however that is not all he is been as much as this yr. Again in Could, Cooper starred in Sam Fender’s music video for “Little Bit Nearer.” He’s additionally set to seem as Callum within the upcoming BBC Three collection Movie Membership. This comedy drama, written by Aimee Lou Wooden (Intercourse Schooling) and Ralph Davis (Home of the Dragon), is anticipated to air someday in the direction of the top of 2025.
‘Wuthering Heights’ (2026)
Cooper can also be set to be within the high-profile Wuthering Heights adaptation written and directed by Emerald Fennell (Saltburn). The primary trailer was launched earlier this month, with Margot Robbie (Barbie) and Jacob Elordi (Euphoria) starring as grownup variations of the lovers Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. Cooper will play younger Heathcliff reverse newcomer Charlotte Mellington as younger Catherine. Wuthering Heights is scheduled for launch on February 13, 2026.
Austin Haynes
Austin Hayes is a Leeds actor who has been working in tv since 2017. He is had a busy 2025, too. Along with enjoying Jamie’s good friend, Fredo, in Adolescence, he had a small position as a scholar within the film Mission Unimaginable: The Remaining Reckoning. He additionally had a component in Jan Komasa’s (The Hater) crime thriller Good Boy (to not be confused with the horror film of the identical identify that additionally got here out this yr). That is not all, both. Haynes appeared in an episode of the British sitcom Right here We Go and the BBC TV film Unforgivable, the place he performed Tom McKinney.
‘Large’ (2026)
Haynes’s subsequent mission is a sports activities drama referred to as Large, which is slated for a 2026 launch. Written and directed by Rowan Athale (Unusual However True), the movie follows the profession of boxer Prince Naseem Hamed. Amir El-Masry (Trade) is starring as Hamed, and Pierce Brosnan (The Thursday Homicide Membership) performs boxing coach Brendan Ingle. Haynes has been forged as Trev, and his youthful brother, fellow actor Rocco Haynes (28 Years Later), has been forged as Mikey.
Stephen Graham
Stephen Graham is an unimaginable character actor who has been within the enterprise because the Nineties. He is appeared in films like Gangs of New York, This Is England, and Blitz. From 2010 to 2014, he performed legendary gangster Al Capone within the HBO drama Boardwalk Empire. Since then, his TV credit embrace Save Me, A Christmas Carol, White Home Farm, The North Water, Peaky Blinders, Boiling Level, Our bodies, and A Thousand Blows. Adolescence, for which he additionally served as co-creator and author, marks his first Emmy win for taking part in Jamie’s bereft father, Eddie Miller.
‘The Immortal Man’ (TBA)
The actor is rumored to have a number of initiatives in growth, with two TV reveals and two films confirmed. In 2026, he is set to return as Henry ‘Sugar’ Goodson in Hulu’s A Thousand Blows. He’s additionally set to star as serial killer Jurek Walter within the Apple TV+ crime drama Lazarus. The collection, primarily based on the novels by Lars Kepler, does not have a launch date but. Then, Graham is ready to seem within the emotional drama Bunker alongside Javier Bardem (Monster) and Penélope Cruz (Ferrari). The actor’s different upcoming movie is the extremely anticipated Peaky Blinders film, The Immortal Man, the place he’ll reprise his position as Hayden Stagg reverse Cillian Murphy’s (Oppenheimer) Thomas Shelby. The Immortal Man is a late 2025 or early 2026 launch on Netflix.