Lord of the Flies

Jack Thorne (writer); Marc Munden (director)

by Rosemary Field 10th April 2026

Did you read Lord of the Flies when you were at school? If so, you may have seen it as a dystopian tale of boys unsupervised on a deserted island who end up killing each other. The story has been adapted for a BBC TV series (currently on iPlayer) by screenwriter Jack Thorne. Thorne has become well known for his Netflix series Adolescence, which provoked searching conversations about toxic masculinity.