'Conversations With Friends' Hulu Adaptation Finds Its Cast
‘Conversations With Friends’ Series at Hulu Casts Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke https://t.co/YsF4NG7l75
- Variety (@Variety) February 17, 2021
After successfully adapting Sally Rooney's novel Normal People into a limited series in 2020, Hulu and the BBC are doing the same with her debut novel, Conversations With Friends.
The cast includes Alison Oliver, Sasha Lane, Joe Alwyn, and Jemima Kirke, and the series has received a twelve episode order. Many of the creatives behind Normal People will be back for Conversations With Friends, including director and executive producer Lenny Abrahamson and writer Alice Birch. The series is set to premiere in 2022.
The story follows Frances (Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time. Frances is observant, cerebral and sharp. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. It’s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Kirke), an older writer, who is fascinated by the pair. Bobbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor, which leads to new relationships forming while existing ones falter.
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