'Lord of the Flies' Limited Series from 'Adolescence' Creator Streams on Netflix in May - Bloody Disgusting

“Lord of the Flies,” a limited series adaptation of William Golding‘s landmark 1954 novel, is coming Netflix. After debuting in the UK last month, the dystopian drama will stream in the US on May 4. Emmy winner Jack Thorne (“Adolescence,” Enola Holmes) created and wrote the show, with Marc Munden (“Utopia,” The Secret Garden) directing. In the four-part series, innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways. Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, David McKenna, and Ike Talbut star with Thomas Connor, Noah Flemyng, Cassius Flemyng, Cornelius Brandreth, and Tom Page-Turner. Backed by Sony Pictures Television, executive producers include Thorne via One Shoe Films, Mund, and Joel Wilson & Jamie Campbell for Eleven (“Sex Education”). “Lord of the Flies” features music composed by Hans Zimmer (Dune, The Dark Knight), Kara Talve (“The Simpsons”), and Cristobal Tapia de Veer (“The White Lotus,” Smile). Related Topics:hans zimmerJack ThorneLord of the FliesMarc MundenWilliam Golding Alex DiVincenzo You may like Rachel Weisz to Star in ‘Seance on a Wet Afternoon’ from ‘Let the Right One In’ Director Oscar Winning Composer Hans Zimmer to Score Netflix Series ‘All the Sinners Bleed’ Stephen King Wrangled the Beast Within the “Lord of the Flies” [The Losers’ Club Podcast] Click to comment TV Netflix’s ‘Scooby-Doo’ Live-Action Series Has Found Its Mystery Inc. Cast Published 1 hour ago on March 18, 2026 By Alex DiVincenzo Maxwell Jenkins in 'Arcadia' / Abby Ryder Fortson in 'Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret.' Jinkies! Netflix’s “Scooby-Doo” live-action series has found its Mystery Inc. gang. Maxwell Jenkins (“Lost in Space”) will play Fred, Tanner Hagen (“The Pitt”) will play Shaggy, and Abby Ryder Fortson (Ant-Man) will play Velma, joining Mckenna Grace (Scream 7) as Daphne. The modern reimagining will uncover how the iconic mystery-solving kids and their beloved dog first teamed up to crack the haunting case that started it all. Josh Appelbaum (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol) and Scott Rosenberg (Venom, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) serve as showrunners and writers. During their final summer at camp, old friends Shaggy and Daphne get embroiled in a haunting mystery surrounding a lonely lost Great Dane puppy that may have been a witness to a supernatural murder. Together with the pragmatic and scientific townie, Velma, and the strange, but ever so handsome new kid, Freddy, they set out to solve the case that is pulling each of them into a creepy nightmare that threatens to expose all of their secrets. Greg Berlanti (“Riverdale,” “Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”) will executive produce with Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman via Berlanti Productions and its overall deal with Warner Bros. Television. Appelbaum and Rosenberg are also executive producing via their Midnight Radio alongside André Nemec and Jeff Pinkner. Toby Haynes (“Andor,” “Black Mirror”) will direct the first of eight episodes, in addition to serving as an executive producer. Launched by Hanna-Barbera with the 1969 animated series “Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!,” Scooby-Doo has remained one of pop culture’s most recognizable characters with more than a dozen animated series, three theatrical films, and more. Credit: Netflix Continue Reading