Английская Википедия:Conversations with Friends (TV series)

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Conversations with Friends is an Irish television serial based on the 2017 novel of the same name by the Irish author Sally Rooney. Developed by Element Pictures for BBC Three and Hulu in association with RTÉ, it is the second adaptation by this crew of a Rooney novel after Normal People in 2020. Conversations with Friends was first broadcast on 15 May 2022. The series received mixed reviews with praise for the performance of lead cast and aesthetics.

Cast

Main

• Alison Oliver as Frances Flynn
• Sasha Lane as Bobbi Connolly
• Joe Alwyn as Nick Conway
• Jemima Kirke as Melissa Baines

Supporting

• Alex Murphy as Philip, Frances and Bobbi's friend
• Caoimhe Coburn Gray as Aideen, Frances and Bobbi's friend
• Justine Mitchell as Paula Flynn, Frances' mother
• Tommy Tiernan as Dennis Flynn, Frances' alcoholic father
• Kerry Fox as Valerie Taylor-Gates, Melissa's agent
• Tadhg Murphy as Derek, a long time friend of Nick and Melissa
• Sallay Garnett as Evelyn, Melissa and Nick's friend
• Emmanuel Okoye as Andrew, Aideen's boyfriend

Production

Development

In February 2020, it was announced that Conversations with Friends would be made into a 12-episode miniseries, and that most of the creative team behind the adaptation of Rooney's second novel, Normal People, including Element Pictures, director Lenny Abrahamson, and co-writer Alice Birch, would be returning for this adaptation. Mark O'Halloran, Meadhbh McHugh, and Susan Soon He Stanton were added as writers, and Leanne Welham was added as a director.

Casting

The cast was announced in February 2021, with Joe Alwyn, Jemima Kirke, Sasha Lane, and Alison Oliver as the book's main quartet.

Filming

Principal photography began in April 2021, in Northern Ireland. Locations include Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, and Hvar, Croatia. Cast and crew were on set in Bray, County Wicklow that July. The production included an intimacy coordinator, Ita O'Brien.

Release

The series premiered/released on 15 May 2022, on BBC Three and Hulu. It premiered on RTÉ One on Wednesday May 18 with a feature-length episode. Endeavor Content will distribute the series internationally.

As of May 30, 2023, the series was removed from the Hulu streaming platform.

Reception

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the limited series holds a 60% approval rating based on 58 critic reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads, "'While the characters are unevenly compelling and the overlong plotting makes these Conversations often go in circles, this adaptation retains some of the observant wisdom that made Sally Rooney's novel shine." On Metacritic, the series has a score of 65 out of 100, based on 28 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

External links

• Шаблон:IMDb title