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Limited Series – Lord of the Flies

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Stranded on an island, a gang of schoolboys creates their own community - but when the rules vanish, the beast within awakens.
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Lord of the Flies — Limited Series

Lord of the Flies — Limited Series

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Critics Consensus

Fleshing out William Golding's text with thoughtful observations about boyhood and sharpened by a uniformly terrific troupe of child actors, this retelling of Lord of the Flies seizes the conch shell and commands attention.

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Chris Vognar Boston Globe May 13
The kids are all great, but the standout is McKenna, who turns Piggy into a pitiable hero who finds that sometimes decency simply doesn’t pay. Go to Full Review
Alan Sepinwall What's Alan Watching? (Ghost.io) May 6
It understands why the story has resonated for over 70 years, and become a middle school English class perennial -- and the ways in which it feels especially, unfortunately, timely at the moment. Go to Full Review
David Bianculli NPR May 6
Some sequences, like the first wild boar hunt, are filmed by Munden in a way that puts you right there with the boys -- and as the boys transform from frightened to feral, it's hard to shake, and to forget. Go to Full Review
Jorge Rivera Rubio QiiBO 1d
4/5
Captures the vibe of the story while doing its own thing [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Rachel Wagner Rachel's Reviews (YouTube) 6d
Extremely well done. The kids are incredible Go to Full Review
John Stark Mac the Movie Guy May 15
63/100
A lot to admire here, the performances are terrific, the score is fantastic, but this never truly captures the fear and instability that should define the kids from the beginning, so the descent into madness doesn’t hit as hard as it could have. Go to Full Review
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Adam K @AdamK007 3h After having read the book many years ago and seeing the old movie, I think this was a good reality example but because of that, there was a lot of drawn out moments l, dead space, and times I just wanted to fall asleep. The book drew me in where this version made me not want to finish. It was a good attempt but could have been done in a 2hr film with a lot more features added. See more Joshua M @Flameon 19h It geta an A for effort. As storytelling, it lacks substance. I can't tell if that is because the book doesn't translate well into a modern film. There is little background story, or how the island experience shapes these kids in the aftermath. Even on the island, stuff just seems to happen with little insight on why. See more Sebastián M @RT90514577 4d A beautiful work of art See more ABVL A @proabvl 5d poor quality adaptation of a good enough story See more Timo E. @TimoEx 6d Near perfect. Amazing acting. Slow in just the right way. Artistic in the way art should be. Bravo. See more Darren W. @DarrenTheCook64 6d This limited series was not the best of the films I watched, this series is to fast paced and in the first three episodes nothing really happens. Only the last episode has the major events in the film. And most scenes are just boring, with more than half of the scenes viewing the jungle. I strongly do not recommend, but if you don’t believe me, than you can watch it yourself and see how boring the film really is. See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 8, 2026 Piggy Following a plane crash, a group of young boys become stranded on a tropical island; Ralph attempts to lead the boys, with help from the intellectual Piggy, in the hope of escaping from their current situation, but a power struggle arises with Jack. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 8, 2026 Jack Tensions rise as Jack's hunting jeopardizes a chance of rescue. Details Episode 3 Aired Feb 8, 2026 Simon A rival camp is formed as fears about the beast reach new heights. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 8, 2026 Ralph A violent ambush spells trouble for Piggy and Ralph finds himself outnumbered. Details

Season Info

Director
Marc Munden
Executive Producer
Joel Wilson, Jack Thorne, Marc Munden, Jamie Campbell
Screenwriter
Jack Thorne, William Golding
Network
Netflix
Genre
Drama, Adventure
Original Language
British English
Release Date
Feb 8, 2026