The Netflix series "Adolescence" follows a 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a female classmate, but is it based on a true story?

Netflix‘s newest binge-worthy series, Adolescence, made its debut on the streaming platform Thursday, and viewers and critics are already singing its praises. The show, which stars Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper,

As we watch all four episodes of Adolescence, fans have been wondering if the story portrayed in the series is based on a real event.