Lord of the Flies (Limited Series)

This contemporary adaptation updates William Golding's classic to a modern setting, featuring a diverse cast of 12-to-14-year-olds stranded after a plane crash. The series adds three episodes depicting a parallel story off the island, offering a perspective the novel never included — a bold narrative expansion that critics called the definitive screen version. With a 90% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes, it outperforms the average book adaptation on Netflix, proving that faithful yet innovative retellings resonate strongly with audiences.