Lord of the Flies
Synopsis
Jack Thorne’s adaptation marks the first time 'Lord of the Flies' has been brought to television. Faithful to the original novel, the series delves further into the book’s emotive themes: human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity. Each of the four episodes is titled after a character at the core of the story – Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack – offering a subtly different perspective on the boys’ collective plight and manner in which they cope with their predicament.
Official Selection Berlin International Film Festival 2026 - Berlinale Special Series - International premiere
Details
- Year
- 2026
- Type of project
- TV / Episodic
- Running time
- 115 min
- Director
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Marc Munden
- Producer
- Callum Devrell-Cameron
- Executive Producer
- Joel Wilson, Jack Thorne, Marc Munden, Jamie Campbell, Nawfal Faizullah, Lindsey Salt, Amanda Duthie, Cailah Scobie
- Editor
- Matyas Fekete, Andonis Trattos
- Screenwriter
- Jack Thorne
- Director of Photography
- Mark Wolf
- Production Designer
- Simon Walker
- Composer
- Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, Cristobal Tapia De Veer
- Principal cast
- Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, David McKenna, Ike Talbut
- Sound Design
- Niv Adiri
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Production Status
Production Company
An Eleven (UK), One Shoe Films (UK), BBC (UK), Stan (AU), Sony Pictures Television (US) production
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