Could the bbchbo adaptation of jk rowlings the casual vacancy be an improvement on the book. Etpt, followed by the debut of part three the next night, thursday, april 30 8. The casual vacancy three part miniseries debuts tonight. Rowling is a remarkable storyteller, as attested by her previous works. Even the people who love her wouldnt claim shes an artist of the experimental. Rowlings bestseller the casual vacancy is getting a twonight u.
Hbo has just signed on as a coproducer, as it has done on a number of. The casual vacancy 1st first edition by rowling, j. The network has debuted the new trailer for the casual vacancy, a threepart miniseries based on rowlings first postharry potter novel rory kinnear plays barry. Rowling comes this threepart drama series about a town at war over the future of its community center. Sarah phelps adapted the book for the miniseries and jonny campbell directed, with michael gambon and julia mckenzie leading the cast. Its a dark comedy of manners, set in a small town in the aftermath of a local politicians death. Hbo and the bbc have teamed up to produce the harry potter authors first novel aimed at adults, the casual vacancy, as a threehour. Rowling is bringing her magic to hbo the harry potter author is teaming with the premium cable network and the bbc to adapt her bestseller the casual vacancy into a. Jk rowlings casual vacancy comes to the us with allnew hbo drama. Directed by jonny campbell and written by sarah phelps, the series premiered on 15 february 2015 on bbc one in the united kingdom and on 29 april 2015 on hbo in the. Rowling, this threepart drama series chronicles a town torn apart when an anonymous blogger begins revealing ugly local secrets. Rowling will be talking about her new work at londons southbank centre at 7.
The casual vacancy is worlds away from hogwarts and harry potter. The casual vacancy official hbo trailer video author. Rowling wit and detail back on your television screen. It was published by little, brown in 2012, and was adapted for bbc and hbo television in 2015. Rowlings newly released book, the casual vacancy, that sums up the tone of this novel perfectly. Jk rowlings the casual vacancy is to be made into a threehour miniseries by the bbc, in collaboration with hbo. Even the situations in the story seem contrived and overly melodramatic there are very few shades of grey here. Rowlings adult mystery, will land stateside on hbo in april. The casual vacancy of the title is the job advertisement for the election of a new parish councillor, after the death of the muchadmired barry. With silas carson, joe hurst, michael gambon, rory kinnear. It was rowlings first publication since the harry potter series, her first apart from that series, and her first novel for adult readership the novel is set in a suburban west country town called.
The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 to immediate popular and critical acclaim. Blackly comic, thoughtprovoking and constantly surprising, the casual vacancy was j. Hbo has been really good about snagging series from across the pond especially series from ricky gervais, so this might be a nice acquisition for the cable network especially since theyve landed the harry. A potent, tragicomic parable of austerity britain, the casual vacancy, adapted by sarah phelps from j. However, the emotional impact of this sequence is undercut somewhat by the ambiguity of nearly everyone involved. The books have been translated into over 80 languages, won multiple awards, and sold more than 500 million copies worldwide, becoming the bestselling book series in history. The official website for the casual vacancy on hbo, featuring full episodes online, interviews, schedule information and episode guides. Rowling is renowned for her use of dickensiansounding names in the harry potter books cornelius fudge, quirinus quirrell, severus snape to name just three, and in the casual vacancy she again draws inspiration from the great victorian novelist. Secret darkness behind the casual vacancy as jk rowlings the casual vacancy is finally published, gaby wood speaks to her editor. Rowling s first novel for adults, the threepart miniseries the casual vacancy debuts its first two parts backtoback wednesday, april 29 8. Set in the fictional west country village of pagford, it is a. Browse the full the casual vacancy cast and crew credits for actors by character names from the hbo original program. Set in the small provincial town of pagford we are pulled stepbystep into a novel which has a. The casual vacancy, based on jk rowlings novel, on hbo.
I know i cant wait for hbos debut of the miniseries adaptation of rowlings the casual vacancy. The casual vacancy premieres april 29 and 30 on hbo. Deadline says the casual vacancy is being eyed to start airing in 2014, but since this is a bbc one production, theres no telling when the show might make its way to the united states. The casual vacancy official website for the hbo series. My nineyearold loved the harry potter books, shes sure to love this. Rowling has done a rather brave thing and pulled it off magnificently henry sutton, the mirror. Rowlings miniseries the casual vacancy will air this spring, hbo confirmed wednesday. The miniseries, which is set in modern day england, has appealingly odd characters and a clever adaptation, but it is not cheery or uplifting. Trailer the casual vacancy jk rowling hbo michael gambon. Rowlings first nonharry potter novel that sometimes threatens to drift away on its own casual. Rowlings book the casual vacancy becomes a rather unsatisfying threehour hbo miniseries.
The harry potter creators first novel for adults gives us a pleb vs nimby power struggle. Jk rowlings the casual vacancy adaptation for bbc and hbo. Rowling s miniseries the casual vacancy will air this spring, hbo confirmed wednesday. The book was published worldwide by the little, brown book group on 27 september 2012. How is jk rowlings the casual vacancy book different from. Bbc bronte film and television ltd hbo will air the threepart miniseries the casual vacancy, based on the book by j. Screenwriter sarah phelps explains how she took jk rowlings best selling novel from page to screen.
Nobody thinks of jk rowling as a great literary radical. Writing about child wizards or council elections, her style is continuous with the nineteenthcentury peak of realist storytelling of dickens, eliot, trollope. The threepart television adaptation of rowlings novel will debut on hbo april 29 with two parts back. Rowling, known as the author of the harry potter tomes, has ventured away from those books and one of those newer works is on track to become a miniseries. Premise alone paints the casual vacancy as a yarn that lands well within hbos wheelhouse. Rowlings novel by the same name, her first outside the harry potter books. Six further bestselling books and eight blockbuster films followed. Hbo is owned by time warner inc, and rowling has a fruitful history with the company. Thats the yearning stirred by the casual vacancy, an adaptation of j.
Jk rowling promotes the casual vacancy with harry potter hint the author told a packed house in new york of the existence of a box containing the. Jk rowlings casual vacancy to become bbc miniseries. Rowlings bestseller the casual vacancy unfolds in a deceptively cozy british village thrown into an uproar by the sudden death of the parish councillor. Rowlings novel and directed by jonny campbell, thus uses pagford and the fields. The threepart television adaptation of rowling s novel will debut on hbo april. Maturity certainly fails to equal responsibility or morality in hbos miniseries the casual vacancy, premiering tomorrow night, april 29 th, 2015, and finishing up the next night. The threepart show will premiere on bbc one on february 15. Rowlings new novel, the casual vacancy, we are firmly in muggleland about as far from the enchanted world of harry potter as we can get. Rowlings first novel for adults is set in the fictional town of pagford, an area where the gap between the haves and the have nots grows ever wider with each passing day.
The mistake ninetynine percent of humanity made, as far as fats could see, was being ashamed of what. The casual vacancy, published in 2012, is slated to become a threehour miniseries being prod uced by the bbc. Rowlings characters come across as cardboard cutouts, onedimensional substitutes for the real thing. Youth may be rebellious but adulthood can be repellent. The casual vacancy is impressively constructed, as rowlings gift for weaving together narrative threads and small details comes to a tightly wound conclusion, in which multiple characters observe and react to a climactic event from different physical angles and emotional stances. It was rowling s first publication since the harry potter series, her first apart from that series, and her first novel for adult readership the novel is set in a suburban west country town called. Could the bbchbo adaptation of jk rowlings the casual. Whether or not it plays better through a visual medium is a very real question. The casual vacancy is a stunning, brilliant, outrageously gripping and entertaining evocation of british society today. The event will be livestreamed on southbank centres youtube channel.
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