Adolescence's director has detailed Brad Pitt's "hands on" role in the Netflix series.
Many fans watching the credits of the hit crime drama were taken aback to see the Hollywood superstar's name listed among the executive producers.
Pitt's company Plan B Entertainment is among the production companies behind the series, and director Philip Barantini has explained that Pitt actually played a big role behind the scenes.
"When we sort of pitched the idea, me and Stephen [Graham] pitched the idea to Plan B, it was a weird one because we were waiting for ages to get this meeting in," he told The Rest is Entertainment podcast.
"They were like, 'We're just waiting for Brad and his schedule'. And I was like, 'Oh, it can't be Brad Pitt. There must be another Brad in the company'.
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"Sure enough, Brad was on the Zoom and he loved the idea. And we had a bunch of other Zooms when we were pitching it out with Brad on the Zooms as well."
Barantini called the star "such a lovely human being" and revealed that he was "really quite a hands on producer".
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"He would feedback notes and stuff," he elaborated. "Amazing to have him on board, and I'd love to work with him again. Maybe get him in another one."
He also revealed that Pitt was "in town" during filming and "was going to come to the shoot", but was busy filming his new movie F1.
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Adolescence follows the story of a 13-year-old boy who is accused of the murder of a female classmate, and has attracted huge critical acclaim since its debut earlier in March.
As well as provoking widespread discussions on its themes, the four-part series has also become a big viewing hit, breaking the record for the most-watched UK title ever on Netflix.
Adolescence is available on Netflix now.
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