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The First TV Adaptation of Lord of the Flies Is Here. It’s Gripping, Heartbreaking—and Unexpected.

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The First TV Adaptation of Lord of the Flies Is Here. It’s Gripping, Heartbreaking—and Unexpected.
Television The co-creator of Adolescence does something unexpected with one of literature’s darkest novels. By Rebecca Onion Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Rebecca Onion? May 04, 20265:45 AM Netflix This article contains spoilers for Lord of the Flies. You might expect Jack Thorne, best known in the United States for co-creating the hit limited series Adolescence, about a schoolboy who is arrested on suspicion of killing a female classmate, to deliver a Lord of the Flies adaptation full of despair. William Golding’s 1954 novel and Thorne’s 2025 Emmys juggernaut share some grim themes: Apparently upstanding tween boys can break bad out of nowhere, and with disastrous consequences. Possibly, there is something in British culture or modern life that enables boys’ worst instincts, but fixing that thing will be incredibly difficult. But, unexpectedly and happily, Thorne’s gripping new series—on Netflix as of Monday after debuting on the BBC earlier this year—does something else with this seven-decade-old story: It pulls out the sense of humanity and heartbreak at its core. Would

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Netflix's primal 'Lord of the Flies' is the best TV show of the year

May 4, 2026, 8:00 a.m. ET"Lord of the Flies" is so much more than you remember.The classic 1954 William Golding novel has been a staple of high school English classes for decades, and one of the most formative works of literature of the 20th century, influencing everything from gender-bent homage "Yellowjackets" on Showtime to reality TV (like CBS's "Survivor") to Stephen King.But like so many works of art considered "classics" and used for pedagogy, "Flies" can seem like a relic of the past, a curiosity rather than a warning. But in 2026, our modern age fueled by debates about boyhood and the "manosphere," reminders of the precariousness of democracy, the brutality and pointlessness of war and the very nature of human decorum, there is no wonder "Flies" is back and in living color.Debuting on Netflix May 4 after an acclaimed run on the BBC in the UK earlier this year, "Lord of the Flies" (★★★★ out of four) is the best show of the year, retelling a story that is desperately trenchant and resonant in 2026. Led by an astoundingly talented cast of young actors and brought to life with painterly brushstrokes of vivid color and horrifying imagery, "Flies" is

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