Nowadays, Adolescence, the recent release by Netflix, is the talk of the town, and the series has been gathering immense praise and love from the people. The gripping narrative of 13-year-old Jamie Miller, who was played by Owen Cooper, has captured the attention of the audience.
The intense storyline of the series about Miller, who was accused of the murder of his classmate, Katie Leonard, has raised several questions, and one key question is whether Jamie Miller’s character is based on real life.
According to the reports, the character is not directly based on a true event, but it has taken inspiration from various real-life incidents that happened against youth in the UK. However, the makers mention that Jamie Miller is a fictional creation for Adolescence. While emphasizing the same, co-creator of the show Stephen Graham mentioned that it (the show) was created after he saw various news stories about young boys getting stabbed in the UK.
He also expressed his concern related to the stabbing incidents and mentioned, “ read an article about a young boy stabbing a young girl… And then maybe a couple of months later, on the news, there was [another] young boy who’d stabbed a young girl, and if I’m really honest with you, they hurt my heart.”
A similar POV was shared by another co-creator Jack Thome, who also emphasised that the young boys have been exposed to the complex and dangerous influences online. He was quoted saying, “[Teenage boys are] watching a lot more dangerous stuff than Andrew Tate… We were trying to present a portrait of the complexity of this kid that had been made by all sorts of different influences.” 
Adolescence is all about addressing contemporary issues -
The newly launched series has focused on pressuring societal issues, including toxic masculinity, online radicalization, and how social media affects young minds.