Director Stephen Graham Yy director Philip Barantini already worked together in a movie and an equal series of intense.
The miniseries of Netflix, Adolescence, It became the first great television phenomenon of 2025. History leads the top global on the streaming platform and has generated a lot of discussion in networks about its shocking history.
The most visible face of the miniseries is Stephen Grahammagnificent British actor who plays Eddie, the defendant’s father. In addition, signing the script of production together with Jack Thorne. The director, Philip Barantiniit is also being praised for filming everything in sequence planes. The reality is that both Barantini and Graham already have experience in this type of work, since together they gave life to Boiling Pointa 2021 film that had a continuation in a 2023 miniseries with the same name.
What is Bailing Point, the story that precedes the success of adolescence
Boiling Point (also known as “boils” or “the chef” in some countries), is a directed and written 2021 film (next to James Cummings) by Barantini and starring Graham. The film, which was born from a 2019 short film, had enough success to have a continuation in the form of four episodes (but not in sequence plane) in 2023.
The single sequence film is set in the kitchen of a restaurant. On the busiest night of the year in one of the most popular restaurants in London, the charismatic and authoritarian head of Kitchen Andy Jones (Graham) crosses several personal and professional crises that threaten to destroy everything for which he has worked. A surprise visit from a health and safety inspector leads staff to the limit as the restaurant is filled with guests. Jones does everything possible to dissipate tensions between management and employees while attending customer claims.
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In the series we follow Carly (Vinette Robinson), The head of cooking on the edge of the abyss in the new and agitated London restaurant Point North. Between the relentless pressure of attracting hungry customers and the constant financial limitations, Carly struggles to keep the business afloat. Meanwhile, his team, who faces equally complicated personal lives, tries to balance their own demons with the frantic demand for the kitchen.
While adolescence explores emotional devastation in the family environment after unexpected crime, Boiling Point immerses himself in the open wounds of a kitchen teamwhere each decision has immediate consequences. Both stories share Barantini’s raw and human gaze, as well as Stephen Graham’s indisputable talent.
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