Overview
- The first television adaptation of William Golding’s novel is structured as four hour-long episodes titled Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack.
- Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, David McKenna and Ike Talbut lead a cast drawn from an open call led by casting director Nina Gold alongside more than 30 boys making their screen debuts.
- Produced by Eleven with One Shoe Films for BBC One and iPlayer in co-production with Stan, the series will be distributed internationally by Sony Pictures Television.
- Producers describe the series as faithful to the 1950s-set book while exploring themes of human nature, loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity with the support of Golding’s family.
- A premiere date has not been announced, with reporting pointing to a 2026 window as attention builds around emerging talent such as Pratt, recently cast as Draco Malfoy in a new Harry Potter series.