Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, the creators of the TV series Adolescence, have accepted an invitation to attend a meeting in Britain's parliament to discuss online safety with MPs.
The Netflix crime drama is about a boy accused of killing a girl in his class.
This Is England star Graham plays Eddie Miller, the father of 13-year-old Jamie, played by newcomer Owen Cooper, who sees armed police burst into his home to arrest his son.
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Eddie is then chosen as Jamie's appropriate adult, accompanying him at the police interview, and learning the extent of what his son is accused of doing.
The programme examines so-called incel (involuntary celibate) culture, which has led to misogyny online and bullying using social media.
Graham and Thorne received an invite to the meeting by the British Labour MP Josh McAlister, which he confirmed to the PA news agency had been accepted with the date to be decided.
It comes after Thorne advocated for the show to be shown in Britain's parliament and schools, with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer indicating during Wednesday's Prime Minister's Questions that it should be screened.
Prime Minister Starmer said he watched the programme with his children and added that "this violence carried out by young men, influenced by what they see online, is a real problem, it's abhorrent, and we have to tackle it".
During an interview with BBC Two's current affairs programme Newsnight, Thorne said he hopes "we can use this moment to provoke this government to consider quite serious change".
"I hope that means we can use this moment to provoke this Government to consider quite serious change."
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He referenced that the Australian senate has passed a social media ban for young children.
Thorne said: "I would extend it further. It is about gaming too, and it's about getting inside all these different systems."
He admitted there are "good" things about social media and gaming but stressed the British government should legislate to protect teenagers and see "what change that could bring to our society".
Australia is set to make platforms including TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X, and Instagram liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars (€29 million) if they systematically do not prevent those younger than 16 from holding accounts.
Thorne also said the issue is not just about controversial influencer Andrew Tate, adding this is why the series has "struck a chord" worldwide.
Source: Press Association
