‘Baby Reindeer,’ ‘Adolescence’… Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies’ adaptation is now coming for all the Emmys

The Emmy-dominated Adolescence showed the world just how scary one boy can be. What about a whole island of them?

Netflix has just revealed a first look at its new take on William Golding‘s classic novel Lord of the Flies, adapted by Adolescence cocreator Jack Thorne.

The adaptation, which debuts later this year, could be the streamer’s next juggernaut in Limited Series categories, following the winning playbook of Adolescence and Baby Reindeer.

Here’s everything you need to know about the new Lord of the Flies.

What’s it about?

Didn’t pay attention in sophomore English class, huh? Lord of the Flies tells the story of a group of adolescent boys…