BBC Acquires Adaptation of The Narrow Road

The BBC has acquired the rights to 'The Narrow Road to the Deep North', a five-part adaptation of Richard Flanagan's Booker Prize-winning novel, featuring Jacob Elordi and Ciarán Hinds. The series tells the life story of Dorrigo Evans, capturing his passionate love affair with Amy Mulvaney and his harrowing experiences as a POW during WWII, ultimately portraying his evolution into a revered surgeon. Directed by Justin Kurzel and adapted by Shaun Grant, the show will air on BBC One and iPlayer in the UK, while viewers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand can watch it on Prime Video. Sue Deeks, head of BBC program acquisition, describes the series as a 'complex, beautiful, and heart-wrenching' narrative that intricately weaves together the various stages of Evans's life. Executive producers Jo Porter and Rachel Gardner emphasized the story's themes of love's endurance amid the harshest circumstances. A premiere date for the series has not yet been announced.