‘M3GAN 2.0’ Star Compares Horror Comedy Sequel to Netflix’s ‘Adolescence’

M3GAN 2.0 star Allison Williams has drawn an unexpected comparison between Gerard Johnstone’s upcoming horror comedy and a hard-hitting Netflix drama that released earlier this year to rave reviews from critics and viewers. The actress, who plays roboticist Gemma in the film, has asserted that the sequel to the box-office juggernaut from Blumhouse and Atomic Monster holds the same importance as the hugely successful British crime drama Adolescence despite the two projects being vastly different in terms of their plots and styles.

Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne’s Netflix breakout hit, Adolescence, topped the streaming charts in its first week and racked up enough views to dethrone Stranger Things as the second most-streamed series of all time on the platform. It generated significant buzz and sparked conversations about the impact of online spaces as well as broader issues that were raised in the four-part drama, centering around a teen accused of murdering a female classmate. Not many people would bundle it in the same category as M3GAN 2.0, which looks to be much more witty than gritty, but Williams told GamesRadar+ that the two projects share similarities in that they both carry an important underlying message. She explained:

“I’m thinking about Adolescence. There’s such a great, important, necessary conversation happening right now about what happens when children interface with technology. And I think we’re all learning together. The technology evolved faster than we could talk about it. I think movies like this give us an opportunity to pause.”

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Source: GamesRadar+

M3GAN 2.0

Release Date

June 27, 2025

Runtime

119 Minutes

Director

Gerard Johnstone

Writers