The programme follows James (Alex Lawther), a 17-year-old who believes himself to be a psychopath, and Alyssa (Jessica Barden), a rebellious classmate who sees in James a chance to escape from her tumultuous home life.
Two of the main characters, Trevor Philips and Michael De Santa, have since been interpreted by some as portraying men as "liars, cheats, bad husbands and fathers, and psychopaths".
In these instances to hunt down these most vicious and elusive killers and psychopaths we solicit the assistance of civilians with extraordinary gifts.
On 4 December 2003, the Regional Hospital transmitted to the Public Prosecution Service a psychiatric report indicating that the author had experienced a brief psychotic episode; that he was suffering from a serious antisocial personality disorder; that he had initially been violent and uncooperative and shown psychopathic tendencies; and that he had been making good progress, and could therefore be discharged with outpatient follow-up.