Coming off from the critical success of
Normal People, BBC and Hulu have partnered up again to develop a brand new series adaptation based on another novel by Sally Rooney titled
Conversations With Friends. Sasha Lane (
Hearts Beat Loud,
The Favourite) and Jemima Kirke (
Girls).
“I feel so excited to be collaborating with four such superb actors to bring Sally’s brilliant novel to the screen,” series director and executive producer Lenny Abrahamson said in a statement (via Variety).
“Over the last few months it has been a privilege to work alongside Element Pictures and our extraordinary team of writers to get the scripts to a point where we all feel so excited to start shooting. I’ll be joined by a world class crew (many of whom worked on ‘Normal People’) and supporting cast and I’m particularly happy to have Leanne Welham come on board. I’ve been an admirer of her work for a long time and I have no doubt she will bring great skill and subtlety to the epi
Normal People’s
Sasha will star as Bobbi,
Joe will play Nick and
Jemima is Melissa.
Here’s a plot summary and character descriptions: “Described as both a complex coming of age drama and a very modern love story,
Conversations with Friends follows Frances (
Oliver), a 21-year-old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time. Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (
Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It’s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (
Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke, newcomer Alison Oliver and Sasha Lane have been cast in BBC Three and Hulu s upcoming television adaptation of Sally Rooney s award-winning novel, "Conversations With Friends."
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