First look images for Jack Thorne’s adaptation of Lord of the Flies revealed

Exciting news! The BBC and Stan have revealed the first images from their forthcoming adaptation of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, adapted and directed for television by multi-BAFTA award winners, writer Jack Thorne (Adolescence, His Dark Materials, Help, Enola Holmes) and director Marc Munden (The Mark of Cain, National Treasure, Help). Produced by Eleven (Ten Pound Poms, Sex Education) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the series is a co-production with Stan, who will broadcast the drama in Australia. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.

New images show the young cast, many of them making their professional acting debuts, filming on location in Malaysia. The castaways are played by Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, David McKenna as Piggy and Ike Talbut as Simon. Thomas Connor appears as Roger, Noah and Cassius Flemming as twins Sam and Eric, Cornelius Brandreth as Maurice and Tom Page-Turner as Bill – alongside an ensemble of more than 30 boys playing the desert island camp’s “biguns” and “littluns”.

The adaptation is expected to air in 2026.