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Netflix Drops Trailer for ‘Lord of the Flies,’ Sets May 4 U.S. Launch

The four-part series brings Golding’s novel to TV for the first time under writer Jack Thorne with director Marc Munden.

Overview

  • Netflix’s first official trailer arrived Monday, confirming the series will stream in the U.S. on May 4.
  • The adaptation spans four hour-long episodes and marks the story’s first television version after a February debut on the BBC and Australia’s Stan.
  • Jack Thorne adapts the novel and Marc Munden directs, with production by Eleven and One Shoe Films and backing from Sony Pictures Television.
  • The young cast is led by Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, David McKenna as Piggy, Ike Talbut as Simon, and Thomas Connor as Roger.
  • Thorne frames the series as a timely look at boys, masculinity, and social isolation, echoing themes of order breaking down under pressure.