Never Let me Go is getting another adaptation, this one in television series form with The Nevers actor Viola Prettejohn starring in a leading role along with Tracey Ullman (Curb Your Enthusiasm, Tracey Ullman’s Show) and Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire, Black Mirror).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, FX has greenlit the series and it will eventually stream on Hulu in the United States. The show also has more than one connection with HBO’s The Nevers: in addition to Prettejohn being on board to play Thora, the series will be showrun by new The Nevers showrunner, Melissa Iqbal.
This isn’t the first adaptation of Never Let Me Go. In 2010, Kazu Ishiguro’s novel was adapted for a feature starring Carey Mulligan, Keira Knightley, and Andrew Garfield. This series adaptation has some carryover from that film, with its screenwriter Alex Garland also on board as an executive producer.
“Never Let Me Go is a modern science fiction classic that Melissa Iqbal and the creative team have brilliantly adapted for FX as a drama exploring timely and unsettling themes on life and the ethics of technology,” Gina Balian, President of FX Entertainment said in a statement. “We are honored to partner with Andrew and Allon at DNA Productions, Searchlight Television, Alex Garland, Marc Munden, Kazuo Ishiguro and the incredible cast on this exciting new project.”
In addition to Prettejohn, Ullman, and Macdonald, FX’s Never Let Me Go adaptation will also star Aiysha Hart (We Are Lady Parts), Spike Fearn (Tell Me Everything), Shaniqua Okwok (It’s a Sin), Gary Beadle (Andor), Kwami Odoom (Death in Paradise), Susan Brown (Game of Thrones), Keira Chansa (The Wheel of Time, The Capture), and Edward Holcroft (the Kingsman franchise).
No news yet as to when the series will go into production, much less make its way to Hulu.
