In March 2025, Internet users criticized Netflix for the fact that the plot of one of the popular series of the streaming platform is allegedly based on the history of a real murder committed by a black young man, but in the picture his role was played by a white-skinned artist. We checked how justified these accusations are.
Such publications about the ambiguous casting were widely spread in the Russian -language segment of Telegram. For example, channel "Dual”(308,000 views at the time of writing this analysis) outlined the news as follows:“ The mini-series “Adolescent” (Adolescent ”(Adolescent” (Adolescent) was released about the 13-year-old killer, the role of which was played by the White actor. At the same time, the plot of the series is based on the real events of 2017, when the 17-year-old Negro Hassan Sentam stabbed 15-year-old Elianne Andam during a quarrel due to a plush bear. Hassan was sentenced to life a week ago. Netflikov classic. " Moreover, in some sources of the British killer are called African American.
Similar posts released channels "Ax+"(2.1 million views),"The ax live"(687 000),"The first folk"(99 000), 1337 (86,000) and others, including Ukrainian -speaking ones - for example, “All -seeing Eye: Ukraine"(280 000). In addition, publics in VKontakte write about this, among which Marvel / DC: Geek Movies (53,000 views) and Movieblog (22,000), as well as users X, for example, a project ATEO Breaking* (36,000).
"Awkward age"(In some translations" teenager ")-a British mini-series, consisting of four episodes and published on Netflix on March 13, 2025. According to the plot, the police are arrested by 13-year-old Jamie Miller on suspicion of the murder of his classmate Katie Leonard. The series became a hit - in the first four days of it We looked More than 24 million times.
The publications that the creators of the “transitional age” allegedly transferred a specific story with the participation of a black criminal are based on the tweet of the Irish ultra -right blogger Kit Woods, whose screenshot are given by the authors of many Russian -language publications. March 19 Woods wrote In X: “This is how Netflix depicts a 13-year-old killer with a knife in the UK. The second image is a person on which it is based. ” The post of blogger gained more than 19 million views. Woods brought a frame with an actor to compare Owen Cooperplaying the role of Jamie Miller, and screenshot Notes BBC with a photo of Hassan Sentam, accused of real murder.
Later with the words "for those who think that this is not true, here are the words of the creator of the series" Blogger Laid A screenshot of a note where it says: "" Then there was another girl in South London, who was stabbed at a bus stop. " [The co-author of the script and the performer of one of the main roles of Stephen] Graham gives as an example the tragic death of a 15-year-old schoolgirl Elianne Andam, who was killed by Hassan Sentam after on September 27, 2023 left the bus near the WhitGift Center on the way to the Old Palace of John Whitgift in Kroidon. ” "Verified" established that Woods referred to the publication Surrey Live, and then, in turn, the Graham interview on Radio Times.
Apparently, Woods (intentionally or not) ignored other statements by the co -author of the series, which were brought to Surrey Live and Radio Times. Even the beginning of the sentence “then was another girl” implies that, most likely, before that, Graham mentioned other cases. “Personally, I had an idea after the incident that occurred in Liverpool when the young girl was stabbed to death by the boy. I thought: why? " He recalled. Graham continued: “Then there was another girl in South London, who was stabbed at the bus stop. And in the north there was a case when the girl Brianna Jai lured two teenagers into the park, and then stabed her. I just thought: what's the matter? What is happening at all? "
According to Graham, who has two of his own teenage children, from the very beginning he was sure that the series should not play on stereotypes. “I wanted him (the main character. - Approx. Ed.) To be a child from the working class, with hardworking parents. So that his mother was not an alcoholic, his father was not cruel, and his uncle did not harass him. I did not want the reason why we can say: "Oh, well, it is to blame for this." I think we are all responsible to some extent. We just wanted to endure this out, ask the question "Why?" And see what comes of it. And if in the houses where this series will be watched by whole families, it will cause a discussion, our goal will be achieved. ”
In an interview with Sky News Graham told Almost the same thing: “I read an article about a young girl who was stabbed to death by a young guy. Then, a few months later, in the news they showed a young girl, who again brutally stabbed a young guy in a completely different part of the country. If frankly, it hurt my heart, and I just thought: why? Why do such things happen? What is this society? Why did we get to this point when such things happen? What is the reason? " According to him, the series does not give an answer to these questions, but puts another to society: how can these growing "femininavian trends" be suppressed?
That is, the co -author of the project has repeatedly said that several unrelated murders of girls in the UK inspired him to create a series, but the plot itself was not based on any of them (this confirms And Netflix and the director of the series Philip Barantini). Graham in different interviews mentioned at least three such crimes.
When the co-author of the “transitional age” spoke of a girl stabbed in Liverpool, he most likely meant the murder of a 12-year Ava Whitethat happened on November 25, 2021. It was reported that a 14-year-old boy hit her with a knife in the neck after a quarrel due to the video in Snapchat. According to the young man, he did it by chance, exceeding the limits of self -defense. The name of the killer was not disclosed for legal reasons, but it is known that in July 2022 it sentenced To a lifelong conclusion with permission to request parliament in 13 years.
Graham also mentioned the story of a 16-year-old transgender girl Brianne Jaiwhich was killed on February 11, 2023 in Warrington (County Cheshire). 15-year-old Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliff lured her to the park, where Jai was inflicted 28 stab wounds. In February 2024, Jenkinson and Ratcliffe sentenced They will be able to request a lifelong conclusion after 22 years and 20 years, respectively.
The girl who was stabbed at a bus stop in South London was called Elianne Andam. She was killed on September 27, 2023 at the age of 15. The 17-year-old Hassan Sentam was found guilty-he had a romantic relationship with his friend Elianne (her name was not disclosed), and after parting, the young man agreed to meet in order to return things, including a plush bear. However, Sentam came with a knife and during the skirmish hesitated his former lover's girlfriend. March 13, 2025, on the day of the premiere of "transitional age", its sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of imprisonment at 23 years.
Although viral publications say that it was this story that the creators of the “transitional age”, between the circumstances of the two crimes, filmed. real and serial, a lot of differences. For example, the first occurred in the morning at the bus stop in the south of London, the second - late in the evening in the parking lot in the unnamed city (an official accompanying the detained protagonist, seems to be an employee of the social services of Donkaster, but in this city and his environs, “verified” did not find toponyms, which were later mentioned in the scene of the interrogation). The real murder had witnesses, thanks to which the offender was detained after an hour and a half, when he was driving home, and in the series the killer who stabbed the girl when he met one on one, was calculated in the cameras and arrested his house only the next morning. Finally, at the time of the murder of his victim was 17 years old, and the main character of the “transitional age” was only 13. In an interview, the director of the series ClaimedWhat they wanted to take on the role of a 13-year-old actor.
Against the background of other viral publications, the post of English -speaking right -wing blogger Jan Miles Jong is noteworthy. March 20 at the social network X he wrotethat the “transitional age” is a series of the British killer who stabbed the girl on the bus (apparently, There is In view of the Sentam), and that the plot of the show is based on real events, such as murder in the sautport. Jong emphasized that the authors specially took a white actor for the role of a dark -skinned guy / migrant, and called it absolute anti -Belly propaganda. Twit collected 4.5 million views. Among the others Commented billionaire Ilon Musk, who wrote UAU.
At the same time, the attack in the sautport could not affect the plot of “transitional age”. By words Barantini, preparation for shooting began in February 2024, in March took place Announcement of the future series, since June Passed rehearsals, and the filming process started no later July 18. Attack On the dance studio in the sautport in the west of Great Britain occurred 11 days later. On July 29, a teenager armed with a knife burst into a dance lesson where he stabbed three girls (they were six, seven and nine years old) and wounded ten more people. Soon It became knownthat the 17-year-old detainee is not a refugee from the Middle East, as many right bloggers in social networks reported, but the son of immigrants from Rwanda who was born and raised in the UK. Nevertheless an attack Caused Mass unrest and anti -Muslim pogroms across the country. Later it became known that the named Axel Rudakuban was called the attacker. In January 2025, he was Sentenced He will be able to ask for life imprisonment, he will be able to ask for early release after 52 years.
Thus, the basis of the “transitional age” is not a specific story of the murder, so the accusations against the creators of the series, who allegedly were specially invited to the main role of a white and not a dark-skinned actor, are in this sense groundless.
*The Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation Brought The ATEO project in the register of "foreign agents".
Photo on the cover: The collage "Tested" / Netflix / Metropolitan Police
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