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‘Lord of the Flies’ Casting Directors Discuss David McKenna’s Role

Updated 2026-05-11 19:35 UTC 1 source Neutral

Casting directors for Jack Thorne’s adaptation of ‘Lord of the Flies’ have discussed their choice of actor David McKenna, describing him as ‘peculiar and weird.’ The series, a co-production between Eleven Films and the BBC, is set to debut soon.

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“Adolescence” co-creator Jack Thorne’s adaptation of “Lord of the Flies” remains largely faithful to William Golding’s 1954 novel. The series, a co-production between Sony Pictures Television’s Eleven Films (which makes it eligible for the Primetime Emmys) and the BBC, follows a gr
2026-05-11 19:22 UTC
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