FX has ordered the new series Never Let Me Go, a one-hour drama inspired by Kazuo Ishiguro’s science fiction novel, exclusively for Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America, and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories
The series is produced by DNA Productions with FX Productions and Searchlight Television. The announcement was made by FX Entertainment President Gina Balian.
In this sci-fi thriller, Thora, a rebellious teenage clone, escapes from the boarding school where she and her fellow clones are kept hidden from society.
As Thora starts living undercover in the outside world, she unwittingly sets in motion events that will spark a revolution and test the boundaries of what it means to be human.
Viola Prettejohn, in the role of “Thora,” will star with Tracey Ullman, Kelly Macdonald, Aiysha Hart, Spike Fearn, Shaniqua Okwok, Gary Beadle, Kwami Odoom, Susan Brown, Keira Chansa and Edward Holcroft.
Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go was published in 2005 to tremendous acclaim. It was nominated for the Booker Prize, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award and was named the best novel of 2005 by TIME Magazine.
“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,” said Balian.
“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.”
Melissa Iqbal (The Nevers, Humans) wrote the pilot and will serve as showrunner and executive producer with Marc Munden (Utopia, Help, National Treasure), who also directed the pilot.
Alex Garland (Ex Machina, Never Let Me Go, Devs) will also executive produce, along with Andrew Macdonald, Allon Reich, and Maria Fleischer of DNA Productions (Ex Machina, Devs, Trainspotting). Ishiguro (The Remains of the Day, Never Let Me Go) will serve as executive producer.
Kharmel Cochrane (The Lighthouse, The End of the F***ing World) served as casting director.
Searchlight Pictures previously adapted the novel into the acclaimed 2010 feature film written by Alex Garland, directed by Mark Romanek, and produced by Macdonald and Reich. Macdonald and Reich also collaborated on the FX limited series Devs.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills in 2018 to cover the latest news on streaming, movies, TV, and video games.