Mastodawn

I settled down to watch Netflix's Lord of the Flies and found it to be absolute garbage. Tons of AI and a cast full of children playing underdeveloped characters. Made it thru a half hour and switched the TV off.

The effects were flat and unbelievable. They didn't even take the time to give movement to water features or depth to injuries. It felt amateurish.

#netflix #ai #slop #LordOfTheFlies

DoomsdaysCW 3d ago

So yeah. #YellowJackets is a gender-swapping of #LordOfTheFlies combined with #Alive (the true story of a soccer team who crashed in the Andes and ate their frozen dead friends). Of course, there's way more going on with YJ, but I believe the origins lie firmly in both of those books!

Deadline 5d ago

‘Man On Fire’ Holds Steady Atop Netflix English TV Rankings In First Full Week; ‘Lord Of The Flies’ Underwhelms In U.S.
#News #Ratings #LordOfTheFlies #ManOnFire #Netflix #TVRatings

https://deadline.com/2026/05/man-on-fire-lord-of-the-flies-netflix-premiere-ratings-1236899784/

‘Man On Fire’ Holds Steady Atop Netflix English TV Rankings In First Full Week; ‘Lord Of The Flies’ Underwhelms In U.S.

Man on Fire burned brightly ahead of the pack on Netflix's English TV rankings last week while 'Lord of the Flies' underwhelmed in the U.S.

Deadline

Variety [Unofficial]6d ago

‘Lord of the Flies’ Casting Directors on David McKenna Being the Perfect Piggy: He Seemed ‘Peculiar and Weird’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/artisans/news/lord-of-the-flies-casting-director-piggy-jack-david-mckenna-1236744884/

Variety 6d ago

‘Lord of the Flies’ Casting Directors on David McKenna Being the Perfect Piggy: He Seemed ‘Peculiar and Weird’
#Variety #News #LordOfTheFlies

https://variety.com/2026/artisans/news/lord-of-the-flies-casting-director-piggy-jack-david-mckenna-1236744884/

'Lord of the Flies' Casting Directors on Building the Perfect Ensemble

"Lord of the Flies" casting directors on building the perfect ensemble and finding the right Piggy and Jack.

Variety

Curt Johnson - Indie Genius May 10

Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #LordoftheFlies #Netflix #Drama Netflix’s New 4-Part Survival Thriller Is Quietly Dominating Streaming http://dlvr.it/TST25W

Curt Johnson - Indie Genius May 8

Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #LordoftheFlies #Netflix #Series Netflix's 4-Part Series Based on a Dark Classic Is One of the Most Unsettling Watches on the Platform http://dlvr.it/TSRmSR

Curt Johnson - Indie Genius May 7

Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVNews #LordoftheFlies #JackThorne #Adolescence In Just 3 Days, Netflix's 4-Part Horror Series Is Already a Late-Night Streaming Hit http://dlvr.it/TSQYZB

Variety [Unofficial]May 5

‘Lord of the Flies’ Boss Breaks Down Biggest Changes to the Novel and the Story’s Enduring Brutality: ‘Civility Isn’t Kind’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lord-of-the-flies-netflix-page-to-screen-changes-piggys-name-1236737303/

Variety May 5

‘Lord of the Flies’ Boss Breaks Down Biggest Changes to the Novel and the Story’s Enduring Brutality: ‘Civility Isn’t Kind’
#Variety #News #JackThorne #LordOfTheFlies

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/lord-of-the-flies-netflix-page-to-screen-changes-piggys-name-1236737303/

Lord of the Flies on Netflix: Page to Screen Changes, Piggy's Name

'Adolescence' co-creator Jack Thorne filmed 'Lord of the Flies' that same summer — here, he breaks how he adapted William Golding's 1954 novel.

Variety