Lord of the Flies TV Show Broadcast Date and Trailer
Broadcast date for Lord of the Flies announced! All episodes will be on BBC iPlayer from 6am on Sunday 8 February, and BBC One will air the series weekly from 9pm that night. Each of the four episodes is named after a lead character – Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack, and will offer different perspectives on events in this much-loved story.
Ahead of the broadcast, the BBC has released the first trailer for the adaptation.
Adapted and directed for television by multi-BAFTA award winners, writer Jack Thorne (Adolescence, His Dark Materials, Enola Holmes) and director Marc Munden (The Mark of Cain, National Treasure, Help), the series is executive produced by Joel Wilson at Eleven (Ten Pound Poms, Sex Education) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One, in a co-production with Stan, who will air the drama in Australia. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.
Faber has published a special TV tie-in edition of Lord of the Flies, available on their website, featuring artwork from the show.
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