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BBC and Stan Unveil First Look at Jack Thorne’s Lord of the Flies Series

The BBC–Stan drama becomes the first television adaptation of William Golding’s novel.

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Overview

  • New photos confirm Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, David McKenna as Piggy, and Ike Talbut as Simon among an ensemble of 30+ boys, many making their screen debuts.
  • The four-part series is structured as hour-long episodes titled Ralph, Piggy, Simon, and Jack to foreground character perspectives.
  • Filming has wrapped following a Malaysia shoot across jungle, mountain, and beach locations, with creative leads Jack Thorne writing and Marc Munden directing.
  • The production comes from Eleven and One Shoe Films with the support of Golding’s family, and Sony Pictures Television will handle international distribution.
  • The series is set for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK and Stan in Australia, with an air date to be announced; Hans Zimmer is composing the score.