Overview
- Multiple outlets reported that production on the untitled six‑episode series began in Manchester on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, with filming expected to move to other UK locations.
- The project is written and executive produced by Danny Brocklehurst and filmed under the working codename Zoltar for Orchid Pictures.
- Netflix and trades confirmed a large ensemble cast that includes Nicola Coughlan, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Naomi Scott, Josh Finan, Toby Jones, Carmen Ejogo, Christine Tremarco, Michael Socha and Clarke Peters.
- An official logline says the show will link several Dahl short stories through a framing device about a young couple stranded in a faded seaside town; specific character assignments remain mostly unconfirmed though one report links Coughlan to Mary Maloney.
- The series is part of Netflix’s wider Roald Dahl slate after its 2021 acquisition of the Roald Dahl Story Company and is expected by trades to arrive in 2027, subject to formal release details from Netflix.