Coronation Street teenager Max Turner is set to return to the ITV soap next week.
Max - played by Paddy Bever - was placed in a juvenile detention facility after he pleaded guilty at his hearing related to the horror stabbing attack on the soap, and has been off screen for a few months. However, he will be back next week as his father David reaches out to him as he gets some news amid his sentence.
Next week on the ITV soap, David is in need of help when he finds out that Max is being considered for early release. He tells mum Gail that Max could be out from the juvenile dentition facility earlier than expected.
However, when he visits Max in the secure training centre, he warns him not to get his hopes up. Will Max be out sooner than expected, or is he set to spend even more time behind bars for his crimes?
Coronation Street used the storyline to highlight the issue of young men being groomed in the hard hitting storyline. Max had been struggling at school, feeling isolated from those around him because of bullying, but he soon found a 'friend' in Griff.
However, all wasn't as it seemed - and Griff was actually the leader of a far right group, and was recruiting the impressionable teenager by winning his trust after standing up for him against his bullies.
Coronation Street Producer Iain MacLeod previously said of the hard-hitting storyline: "Overall, Max's story is one about the grooming of a vulnerable teenager at a point where he's feeling most alienated and disenfranchised.
"The story will encompass the "traditional" recruitment techniques of extremists groups, and we'll see Max befriended in person by older, mentor-like figures that will give him a sense of loyalty and brotherhood.!
He added: "Then, later in the story, we will explore a very 21st Century problem: teenagers self-radicalising through watching extreme content online. In the end, we wanted this to be a story about communication within families - what are the right and wrong ways to talk to younger family members who are gravitating towards extreme views? For the conclusion of the story, David's misjudged attempts to deal with Max will drive the narrative to a shocking and thought-provoking climax."
