United Kingdom, Dec. 23 -- Erin Doherty fears phones can lead to "the death of art".

The 33-year-old actress is not a fan of Netflix's "casual viewing" genre - shows where the makers are aware those watching are not likely to be giving things their full attention - so hopes her own intense mini series Adolescence "flies the flag" for showing audiences still want to be engaged and challenged by what they are seeing.

She told The Guardian newspaper: "I hate the idea that [the distraction of phones] is going to be a component in a creative mind. That, to me, is like the death of art.

"So yes, I hope this flies the flag for having faith in our audiences.

"People don't want to be spoon-fed and they don't need to be. We're way smarter than ...