Official Trailer for BBC’s New Adaptation of ‘Lord of the Flies’ Story

“I am a hunter. You’re the chief.” BBC has revealed the official trailer for Lord of the Flies, a brand new streaming series based on the iconic book of the same name. BBC says that this new series is “truthful to the original novel” – set in the early 1950s on an unnamed Pacific island – Jack Thorne’s adaptation delves further into the book’s emotive themes; human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity.” A classic story reborn for television – Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of young schoolchildren who find themselves stranded on a tropical island with no adults, and where civilisation turns to violence and chaos. An ensemble cast of over 30 boys in this adaptation, many making their professional acting debuts, is led by Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, David McKenna as Piggy and Ike Talbut as Simon. They are joined by fellow castaways including Thomas Connor as Roger, Noah & Cassius Flemyng as twins Sam & Eric, Cornelius Brandreth as Maurice, and Tom Page-Turner as Bill. So far so good, but this definitely looks like a streaming project. Still looks like it’ll be worth a watch when it’s out in February. // Continue Reading ›