Editing Lord of the Flies (section)

=== Film and television===
Three film adaptations were based on the book:
* ''[[Lord of the Flies (1963 film)|Lord of the Flies]]'' (1963), directed by [[Peter Brook]]
* ''[[Alkitrang Dugo]]'' (1975), a Filipino film, directed by Lupita A. Concio
* ''[[Lord of the Flies (1990 film)|Lord of the Flies]]'' (1990), directed by [[Harry Hook]]

A fourth adaptation, to feature an all-female cast, was announced by [[Warner Bros.]] in August 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2017/08/lord-of-the-flies-scott-mcgehee-david-siegel-female-cast-warner-bros-william-golding-novel-1202158421/ |title=Scott McGehee & David Siegel Plan Female-Centric 'Lord of the Flies' At Warner Bros |last=Fleming |first=Mike Jr |date=30 August 2017 |website=Deadline |access-date=11 April 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180306140044/http://deadline.com/2017/08/lord-of-the-flies-scott-mcgehee-david-siegel-female-cast-warner-bros-william-golding-novel-1202158421/ |archive-date=6 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/01/entertainment/lord-flies-girl-remake/index.html |title='Lord of the Flies' all-girl remake sparks backlash |last=France |first=Lisa Respers |date=1 September 2017 |website=CNN |access-date=11 April 2018 |department=Entertainment |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107190942/http://edition.cnn.com/2017/09/01/entertainment/lord-flies-girl-remake/index.html |archive-date=7 November 2017}}</ref> Subsequently abandoned, it inspired the 2021 television series ''[[Yellowjackets (TV series)|Yellowjackets]]''.<ref name=originalpitch>{{cite web
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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/arts/television/yellowjackets-showtime.html|url-access=limited|title=''Yellowjackets'' Leans In to Savagery|date=November 10, 2021|first=Alexis|last=Soloski|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=November 12, 2021|archive-date=November 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211111233142/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/10/arts/television/yellowjackets-showtime.html|url-status=live}} </ref> ''[[Ladyworld]]'', an all-female adaptation, was released in 2018.

In April 2023, the [[BBC]] announced that the British production company [[Eleven (company)|Eleven Film]] would produce the first ever [[Lord of the Flies (TV Series)|television adaptation]] of the novel, written by screenwriter [[Jack Thorne]].<ref>{{Cite news|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2023/lord-of-the-flies-bbc-adaptation-jack-thorne|title= BBC announces first TV adaptation of William Golding's Lord of the Flies|date=2023-04-20|access-date=2023-04-20}}</ref>