Sony Footage Tv introduced on Friday that Netflix has acquired the U.S. rights to Lord of the Flies, a brand new restricted collection created by Jack Thorne, recognized for Adolescence. The collection is an adaptation of William Golding’s traditional novel of the identical identify.
The present’s synopsis describes: “When a bunch of boys crash-land on a abandoned island, their struggle for survival spirals into one thing a lot darker.”
Within the UK, the BBC aired the collection and launched a trailer. Set within the Fifties, the story begins with a airplane crash that leaves a bunch of schoolboys stranded on a distant Pacific island. With no adults round, two boys—Ralph (Winston Sawyers) and Jack (Lox Pratt)—emerge as leaders. As chaos ensues, the boys’ innocence erodes, and their makes an attempt to take care of civility result in chaos and tragedy. The synopsis notes: “Led by Ralph and supported by the mental Piggy, the boys attempt to keep organized, however Jack, answerable for the sign hearth, turns into obsessive about searching and energy, regularly pulling the boys away from hope and into darkness.”
The solid additionally contains David McKenna as Piggy, Ike Talbut as Simon, Thomas Connor as Roger, Noah as Sam, Cassius Flemyng as Eric, Cornelius Brandreth as Maurice, and Tom Web page-Turner as Invoice.
Jack Thorne, who wrote and created the collection—the primary TV adaptation of Golding’s novel—has gained popularity of Adolescence, an Emmy-winning restricted collection that grew to become Netflix’s second-most-watched English-language present after Wednesday Season 1.
The four-part collection was directed by Marc Munden, with Joel Wilson serving as an government producer.
Lord of the Flies first premiered on the BBC on February 8. Netflix has but to announce a launch date for its U.S. debut.
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