Watch the Official Trailer for Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’

The official trailer for Netflix’s new series, Lord of the Flies has been released. From Adolescence’ writer Jack Thorne’s adaptation of William Golding’s iconic novel, the 4 episode series will hit the streaming platform on May 4.

“Innocence descends into savagery when a group of English schoolboys becomes desert island castaways in the first television adaptation of William Golding’s landmark dystopian classic.”

The series stars 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 Flemyng 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 series originally premiered on BBC this past February. For those who caught the show on BBC, is it worth the watch?