Overview
- The four-part adaptation by writer Jack Thorne is now streaming on Netflix in the U.S.
- Early reviews are positive, with a 92% Rotten Tomatoes score reported ahead of audience results.
- Reviewers say it keeps much of Golding’s dialogue while adding backstory and giving Piggy the name Nicholas.
- Real child actors lead the cast, including Winston Sawyers as Ralph, David McKenna as Piggy, Lox Pratt as Jack, and Ike Talbut as Simon, with Rory Kinnear as Ralph’s father.
- Director Marc Munden opts for an art-house look with close-up imagery and a modern classical score, which some reviews say can feel heavy-handed.