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Lord of the Flies

Berlinale Special Series 2026
© 2025 Eleven Film Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Adapted from the 1954 novel by William Golding, Lord of the Flies is the story of a group of young schoolboys who find themselves stranded on a Pacific island following a deadly plane crash during a nuclear war. In an attempt to remain civil, the boys organise themselves, led by Ralph and supported by the group’s intellectual, Piggy. But as the youngest members begin to share sightings of a terrifying beast, hunter Jack begins to wrestle for leadership. Jack Thorne’s adaptation marks the first time “Lord of the Flies” has been brought to television. Faithful to the original novel, the series delves further into the book’s emotive themes: human nature, the loss of innocence and boyhood masculinity. Each of the four episodes is titled after a character at the core of the story – Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack – offering a subtly different perspective on the boys’ collective plight and manner in which they cope with their predicament.
by Marc Munden (Director)
with Winston Sawyers, Lox Pratt, David McKenna, Ike Talbut United Kingdom 2026 English 115' Colour European premiere

With

  • Winston Sawyers (Ralph)
  • Lox Pratt (Jack)
  • David McKenna (Piggy)
  • Ike Talbut (Simon)

Crew

Director Marc Munden
Screenplay Jack Thorne
Cinematography Mark Wolf
Editing Matyas Fekete, Andonis Trattos
Music Hans Zimmer, Kara Talve, Cristobal Tapia De Veer
Sound Design Niv Adiri
Production Design Simon Walker
Costumes Marianne Agertoft, Maja Meschede
Make-Up Jacqueline Fowler
Casting Nina Gold, Martin Ware
Producer Callum Devrell-Cameron
Executive Producers Joel Wilson, Jack Thorne, Marc Munden, Jamie Campbell, Nawfal Faizullah (BBC), Lindsey Salt (BBC), Amanda Duthie (Stan), Cailah Scobie (Stan)

Produced by

Eleven

London, United Kingdom

Broadcaster

BBC

United Kingdom

Stan

Australia

World Sales

Sony Pictures Television

Photos

Marc Munden

© 2025 Eleven Film Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

The director has worked on a number of projects for British television. His long-standing collaboration with writer Jack Thorne has resulted in work including the drama Help, the remake of The Secret Garden and the award-winning series National Treasure. In 2023, he joined Park Chan-wook and Fernando Meirelles in directing the television series adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Sympathizer”. He has received numerous accolades for his work, including three BAFTA Awards, four Royal Television Society Programme Awards, two International Emmys and a Peabody Award.

Filmography

2007 The Mark of Cain 2008 The Devil's Whore; series 2010 Some Dogs Bite; TV film 2011 The Crimson Petal and the White; series 2013 Utopia; series (6 episodes) 2016 National Treasure; series 2017 Electric Dreams; series (1 episode) 2020 The Secret Garden · The Third Day; series (3 episodes) · The Third Day: Autumn; TV film 2021 Help; TV film 2024 The Sympathizer; series (3 episodes) 2026 Lord of the Flies; series

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026