American viewers will soon be able to watch the BBC’s acclaimed new adaptation of Lord of the Flies!
The four-part series premiered in the UK and Australia at the start of February.
William Golding’s novel has been adapted for television for the first time by a multi-BAFTA award-winning team, including Adolescence writer Jack Thorne, and National Treasure director Marc Munden.
Following its debut on the BBC, it’s now been confirmed that the mini-series will arrive in the US on Netflix later this year.
“Truthful to the original novel – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island – Thorne’s adaptation delves further into the book’s emotive themes; human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity,” the official synopsis reveals.
“Each of the four episodes is titled after a character at the core of the story – Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and Jack – offering a subtly different perspective on the boys’ collective plight and manner in which they cope with their predicament.”
Watch the trailer here:
Sony Pictures’ new licensing agreement will also see Lord of the Flies come to Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy on Sky, to New Zealand on TVNZ, to Iceland on Syn, to Japan on U-NEXT, to Israel on Yes, to Brazil on Globoplay, to Estonia on Telia, to Lithuania on Telia Play, across the Middle East and North Africa on BeIN, and across Central and Eastern Europe and Poland on on HBO and HBO Max.
“Jack Thorne’s contemporary take on this timeless story is, in one word, powerful,” commented Mike Wald, co-president, distribution and networks at SPT.
“This first-ever television adaptation of the iconic novel delivers on every level, including its cinematic scope and transportive music,” he added.
