An Oscar-winning actress is reportedly set to join the second series of Titanic Netflix hit Adolescence.
The four-episode miniseries conquered the nation in the tale of a young man’s descent into the ‘manosphere’ after he brutally murders a 13-year-old classmate.
With protagonist Stephen Graham AND Erin Dohertyalso made a star of it Owen Cooperwho played the killer Jamie.
Plans are now said to be underway for a second series, according to star and executive producer Stephen Graham.
While it’s still a long way off (‘three or four years’, according to the man himself), it’s been reported that a key role has already been filled.
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If true, that means Kate Winslet will appear in the second series of Adolescence.
“It’s happening and developing. There’s excitement that Kate (Winslet) is on board,” a source said Daily Mail.
Kate, 50, is best known for her roles in Hollywood blockbusters TitanicThe Feast and Eternal Sunshine of the Immaculate Mind.
In 2009, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of former Nazi guard Hanna Schmitz in the drama The Reader.
She has also been nominated for her work in Sense & Sensibility, Titanic, Iris, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Little Children and Steve Jobs.
Her television work includes the popular HBO series Mare of Easttown, Mildred Pearce and The Regime.
In 2022, she appeared in the Channel 4 film I Am Ruth, which explored the devastating relationship between a woman and her troubled teenage child – played by Kate’s real daughterMia Threapleton.
In a strange twist of fate, Kate was 20 when she took home Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at SAG-AFTRA in 1996 for Sense & Sensibility.
This made him the youngest actor or actress to ever receive a trophy at the event.
It was a distinction she held until this year, when her record was finally displaced… by 16-year-old Owen Cooper.
Owen also made history from becoming the youngest actor ever to win an Emmy last September.
Taking to the stage in Los Angeles, he said: “Honestly, when I started these drama classes a few years ago, I didn’t even expect to be in the United States, I don’t mind here.
“But I think tonight proves that if you listen, focus and step outside your comfort zone, you can achieve anything in life.”
He added: “I was nothing about three years ago, and I’m here now.”
It’s too early to say what the second series of Teens will be about, but writer Jack Thorne knows what it will be about I won’t to be doing.
Speaking of Metro, he revealed that he has no plans to revisit the Miller family, as “any attempt to go back into it would dilute the story we’ve already told.”
It also won’t explore the ‘phemosphere’ – a part of the internet seen as the female equivalent and reaction to the manosphere.
“I don’t think I’m the right writer for this, for very important reasons. But I can’t wait for someone to do a show about it,” he said.
Metro has reached out to representatives for Netflix and Kate Winslet for comment.
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