US Edition'Lord of the Flies' Limited Series Set for May 4 Premiere on Netflix
The four-part series is the first TV adaptation of Golding's novel and features music by Hans Zimmer, streaming on Netflix in the U.S. and internationally.
- On May 4, Netflix will stream the four-part series, the first TV adaptation of William Golding's 1954 novel, running four hours across episodes.
- Last month, the streamer secured U.S. rights from Sony Pictures Television after beating other suitors, for the series created by Jack Thorne and produced by Eleven and One Shoe Films.
- Filmed in Malaysia and the U.K., the production stars Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, David McKenna as Piggy, Ike Talbut as Simon, with Marc Munden directing and music by Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve and Cristobal Tapia de Veer.
- The four-hour miniseries premiered in the U.K. in early February, joining several new international additions to Netflix's U.S. line-up.
- The series frames Golding's themes alongside Thorne's Adolescence and structures one episode per main quartet, while Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell recently exited Eleven.
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In brief: 'Lord of the Flies' Netflix series adaptation gets release date and more
Netflix’s limited series adaptation of Lord of the Flies now has a release date. All four episodes of the series from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne will arrive to the streamer on May 4. According to the show’s logline, “Innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys become desert island castaways in the first television adaptation of William Golding’s landmark dystopian classic.” Winston Sawyers stars as Ralph, Lox Prat…
'Lord of the Flies' Series From 'Adolescence' Co-Creator Gets Netflix Release Date
“Adolescence” co-creator Jack Thorne’s adaptation of “Lord of the Flies” is finally coming to the United States. The Netflix miniseries, distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television, will stream on Netflix on May 4. This comes after the four-hour-long episodes premiered in the U.K. in early February on the BBC and BBC iPlayer. “Innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways in the f…
'Lord Of The Flies': Netflix Sets Premiere Date For Jack Thorne Series
Lord of the Flies is coming to Netflix on May 4. As we revealed last month, the streamer bagged U.S. rights to the Jack Thorne-penned series from Sony Pictures Television, beating off competition from a number of other potential suitors. The BBC and Stan limited series is an adaptation of William Golding’s 1954 novel. It […]
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