Netflix is adapting Roald Dahl‘s short stories into a drama series starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and more, continuing its foray into the author’s intellectual property after acquiring the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021.
Though Dahl is best known for his children’s books — such as “Matilda,” on which Netflix based a musical, and “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the basis of both an upcoming animated film and a reality competition series — the new drama is based on his work written for adults.
The official logline reads, “A young couple, marooned in a faded seaside town, navigate conmen, adulterers, murderous mothers and snake charmers as they attempt to escape before their own fate is sealed.” The series is written by Danny Brocklehurst, best known for writing Netflix’s popular Harlan Coben series “Fool Me Once.”
Along with Coughlan (“Bridgerton,” “Derry Girls”), Scott (“Smile 2,” “Aladdin”), West (“The Wire,” “The Crown”) and Staunton (“The Crown,” “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix”), the cast of the new series includes Josh Finan (“Say Nothing”), Toby Jones (“MobLand”), Carmen Ejogo (“The Penguin”), Christine Tremarco (“Adolescence”), Michael Socha (“The Cage”) and Clarke Peters (“The Wire”).
