William Golding’s classic novel Lord of the Flies is to be adapted for the first time for television and the search has begun to find the screen stars of tomorrow to fill the roles.

Producer Eleven (Sex Education, Ten Pound Poms), has announced a call out for boys aged between 10-13 to be considered for a role in this highly anticipated new four-part drama from acclaimed writer Jack Thorne. Shooting is set to begin in Australia from April 2024 onwards.

BAFTA award-winning casting director Nina Gold will lead the casting process. Gold has worked on titles such as Game of Thrones, The Crown and most recently, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny. She cast The Power of the Dog, which won the BAFTA for Best Film and was nominated for best actor and three supporting actors at the 2022 Oscars.

The production is looking for children aged between 10 and 13 to play the leading roles of the main boys in this exciting adaptation of Lord of the Flies, which will be faithful to the classic book in its portrayal of the characters. No previous acting experience is required.

Parents and guardians are asked to apply by email to lotf@ninagold.co.uk.

Parents and guardians are asked to submit application on the boys’ behalf, filmed on a phone, stating their name, age, and general whereabouts in the UK.
The boys are also asked to tell the producers, in no more than 30 seconds, what they would like to have with them if they were stranded on a remote tropical island, and why.
Parents and Guardians must state their relationship to the applicant and that they have their permission to be considered for a role in this production.
Please only use this email address to apply. Unfortunately, the production cannot provide individual feedback on submissions.

Further information can be found here.

Written by Jack Thorne (National Treasure, Help, Best Interests) and executive produced by Eleven’s Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell (Ten Pound Poms, Sex Education), Lord of the Flies is a 4 x 60’ drama for BBC One and BBC iPlayer that tells the story of a group of young boys who find themselves stranded on a tropical island.

In an attempt to remain civil, the boys organise themselves, led by Ralph and supported by the group’s intellectual, Piggy. But Jack, in charge of signal fire duty, is more interested in hunting and vying for leadership and begins to draw other boys away from the order of the group and ultimately from hope to tragedy.

“I think casting these parts is a daunting job,” says Jack Thorne. “We have to tell a complicated story and it'll need a remarkable cast, so I’m thrilled that Nina will be in charge of the process. I can’t wait for us all to get dug in.”

Nina Gold says: “I’m looking forward to the challenge of finding exciting, talented, young actors for these characters that are etched on my own childhood memory, now being brought to a modern audience by this brilliant adaptation.”

“There is no-one better suited to the job of casting these extraordinary roles than Nina, so we’re delighted that she will be taking the reins,” says Eleven’s Joel Wilson. “With Nina’s help we’re convinced this group of boys and the journey they take us on will be as indelibly etched on our minds as the book is for those who have read it.”

Lord of the Flies, first published by Faber for what was then an unknown author, has become one of the most popular books on English curricula for the last 70 years. William Golding won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.

Lord of the Flies is an Eleven (backed by Sony Pictures Television) production for BBC One and BBC iPlayer. The series is written by Jack Thorne. The executive producers are Joel Wilson and Jamie Campbell for Eleven and Nawfal Faizullah for the BBC.

Parents and guardians are asked to apply by email to lotf@ninagold.co.uk.