Adolescence is back at the forefront of our minds amid their many nominations at the Primetime Emmy Awards so we’re looking back on the true story behind the show’s harrowing plot.

Described in Netflix’s logline as every “parent’s worst nightmare,” the show solidified itself as one of the most talked-about shows of the year after its March release. It went on to earn an impressive 13 Emmy nominations.

Stars Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, breakout Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters and Christine Tremarco, all received an acting nomination. The show picked one up for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series. Co-creator Jack Thorne is up for Outstanding Writing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie, while Philip Barantini has the same in directing.

The British series, which rapidly became Netf

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