{"id":872378,"date":"2026-08-26T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/872378\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T17:56:09","slug":"netflix-sets-roald-dahl-series-with-cast-including-nicola-coughlan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/872378\/","title":{"rendered":"Netflix Sets Roald Dahl Series With Cast Including Nicola Coughlan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tEXCLUSIVE: <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/netflix\/\" id=\"auto-tag_netflix\" data-tag=\"netflix\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Netflix<\/a> will delve deeper into the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/roald-dahl\/\" id=\"auto-tag_roald-dahl\" data-tag=\"roald-dahl\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Roald Dahl<\/a> with a new series based on the author\u2019s short stories for adults.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe streaming giant has enlisted Danny Brocklehurst, the man behind hit series Fool Me Once, to write a six-part drama that will chart a course through some of Dahl\u2019s vignettes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tIt is another signal of Netflix\u2019s ambition to mine Dahl\u2019s archives after the company greenlit competition series <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-golden-ticket\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-golden-ticket\" data-tag=\"the-golden-ticket\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Golden Ticket<\/a>, based on the world of Willy Wonka. Netflix acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBrocklehurst\u2019s untitled drama has set a cast including Bridgerton star <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/nicola-coughlan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_nicola-coughlan\" data-tag=\"nicola-coughlan\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nicola Coughlan<\/a>, The Crown\u2018s <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/imelda-staunton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_imelda-staunton\" data-tag=\"imelda-staunton\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Imelda Staunton<\/a>, and The Wire actor <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/dominic-west\/\" id=\"auto-tag_dominic-west\" data-tag=\"dominic-west\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dominic West<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tOther cast members include Naomi Scott (Smile 2), Josh Finan (Say Nothing), Toby Jones (MobLand), Carmen Ejogo (The Penguin), Christine Tremarco (Adolescence), Michael Socha (The Cage), and Clarke Peters (The Boroughs).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tHere\u2019s the logline: \u201cBrocklehurst weaves a deliciously twisted tale through Roald Dahl\u2019s iconic short stories. 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe series will be produced by Orchid Pictures, founded by The Crown producer Suzanne Mackie. Orchid is currently making Peter Morgan\u2019s The Boys from Brazil for Netflix.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tBrocklehurst has admired Dahl since he was a child, saying in interviews that the author was the first writer he wanted to emulate.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cHis enthralling, macabre and always unexpected tales gave life to vibrant, larger-than-life characters like The Landlady, Mister Boggis and the mysterious Fingersmith,\u201d he said. \u201cTo be given the chance to bring these characters to life in a contemporary setting is a dream come true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tExecutive producers are Gabriel Silver (Chernobyl) and Mackie for Orchid Pictures and Brocklehurst. Sarah Lewis is series producer. Directors are Runyararo Mapfumo (Sex Education) and Ben Gregor (The Magic Faraway Tree). Filming is underway in Manchester.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will delve deeper into the world of Roald Dahl with a new series based on the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[49,48,302773,75,147270,1316,226998,102894,302774,348],"class_list":["post-872378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dominic-west","tag-entertainment","tag-imelda-staunton","tag-netflix","tag-nicola-coughlan","tag-roald-dahl","tag-the-golden-ticket","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}