In recent years, there’s been a trend of TV shows following a group of teens as they cope with surviving and rebuilding a society in the wilderness without any adults around. First, there was The 100. Then, The Society. Next, The Wilds. Finally, Yellowjackets, which is now filming its fourth and final season.
Each of these shows shares one thing in common: roots in Lord of the Flies, William Golding’s 1954 novel about young British schoolchildren who wash up on a deserted island and try to survive while vying for power. But despite the book’s massive cultural influence, it’s never been adapted to TV before. Now, one of the minds behind Netflix’s latest hit drama has taken this story and elevated it to a polished, stylized miniseries that only underlines the story’s initial allegory.
