After Adolescence shot to the top of Netflix‘s most-watched charts, the streaming service spent some of the weekend answering questions about how the searing Stephen Graham series was made.
Director Philip Barantini deployed his now-signature one-shot approach to each of the four episodes, meaning one camera follows the action continuously for the entire hour.
Barantini spoke to Deadline about the immense preparation that went into each episode, including choreographing hundreds of extras and intense rehearsals.
Netflix has now revealed which of the takes made the final cut of the story about a 13-year-old boy who is accused of brutally murdering a classmate.
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The streamer said producers used the second take for the first episode, set mostly in a police station. This was captured on the first of a five-day shoot for the episode.
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