Lord of the Flies

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[upbeat music] Lord of the Flies. You probably read it in high school. A bunch of British school boys get stranded on a deserted island and descend into violent tribalism because humanity. Am I right? There's a new adaptation of William Golding's classic 1954 novel on Netflix, and it's made by one of the creators of the Emmy-winning Adolescence, another grim meditation on youth and violence and masculinity. Guy's got a niche. You may know the story, but does this new unflinching take on the material resonate more deeply today given, you know, the world? I'm Glen Weldon, and today we're talking about Lord of the Flies on Pop Culture Happy Hour from NPR.

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