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culture21 days ago•15 min saved

Lord of the Flies: a timely Netflix remount reexamines hate, power, and modern masculinity

BBC Culture argues that William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, a 1954 novel long seen as a microcosm of society, remains strikingly relevant as Netflix debuts a new series by Jack Thorne told from four boys’ perspectives; the adaptation adds backstories and preserves the island’s power struggle to explore themes of evil, order, and masculinity in a troubled world, contextualized by its Cold War origins and ongoing concerns about how youth inherit and mirror adult divides.

via BBC|

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television25 days ago•17 min saved

Netflix’s Lord of the Flies Is a Harrowing, Humanity-Driven Take

Netflix’s four-episode Lord of the Flies largely preserves Golding’s WWII-era allegory about civilization vs. savagery, delivering a harrowing viewing experience driven by a uniformly strong young cast, moody on-location visuals in Malaysia, and expanded backstories that deepen motivations. It doesn’t modernize the premise, but heightens the emotional and moral stakes, making the brutality feel both raw and humane.

via Variety|

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entertainment3 months ago•16 min saved

Netflix Wins U.S. Rights to Jack Thorne’s Lord of the Flies TV Adaptation

Netflix has acquired the U.S. rights to Jack Thorne’s four-part Lord of the Flies TV adaptation, produced for the BBC and Stan by Eleven Film and One Shoe Films; the first TV take on Golding’s novel, directed by Marc Munden with music by Cristobal Tapia de Veer (with Hans Zimmer collaborators), premiered on BBC/Stan and is being aggressively sold to other territories ahead of Berlinale screenings.

via Deadline|

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television3 months ago•14 min saved

Netflix lands U.S. rights to Jack Thorne’s Lord of the Flies series

Netflix has secured U.S. rights to the four-episode TV adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies from Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne. Produced by Sony Pictures Television, the series premiered in the U.K. on BBC and has been sold to territories across Europe, Latin America and Asia, with a Berlin Film Festival premiere on the horizon as it is billed as a contemporary take on the iconic novel.

via Variety|

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