Joe Alwyn and Jemima Kirke have joined the cast of 'Conversations With Friends'.
Joe Alwyn
The 'Favourite' actor - who is the boyfriend of Taylor Swift - and the 'Girls' actress will appear in BBC Three's adaptation of Sally Rooney's award-winning 2017 debut novel of the same name, following the successful BBC adaptation of her 2018 book 'Normal People'.
Alison Oliver, an emerging talent from Lir Academy - whose graduates include Normal People’s Paul Mescal - will also appear in the coming-of-age drama, as will 'American Honey' actress Sasha Lane.
Lenny Abrahamson - who directed 'Normal People' - will executive produce and helm 'Conversations With Friends'.
He said: "I feel so excited to be collaborating with four such superb actors to bring Sally’s brilliant novel to the screen.
"Over the last few months it has been a privilege to work alongside Element Pictures and our extraordinary team of writers to get the scripts to a point where we all feel so excited to start shooting.
"I’ll be joined by a world class crew (many of whom worked on 'Normal People') and supporting cast and I’m particularly happy to have Leanne Welham come on board.
"I’ve been an admirer of her work for a long time and I have no doubt she will bring great skill and subtlety to the episodes she directs."
Alison will play Frances, a 21-year-old college student who navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.
Her ex-girlfriend and now best friend, Bobbi (Sasha) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling, and despite their break-up the pair are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin.
They meet Melissa (Jemima), an older writer, at one of their shows and she becomes fascinated by the pair and starts to spend time with them, alongside her husband, reserved actor Nick (Joe).
Nick and Frances later embark on a secret affair, which threatens to test the bond between Frances and Bobbi.
Ed Guiney, Executive Producer and Company Director of Element Pictures, added: "Alison, Sasha, Joe and Jemima are the dream cast to lead 'Conversations With Friends' and all of us at Element are so excited about the incredible scripts from our amazing team of writers which we have been developing with the oversight of the brilliant Lenny Abrahamson.
"We can’t wait to start filming with Lenny, Leanne and our wonderful cast and crew to bring Sally’s extraordinary novel to the screen."
Sally - who was awarded 2017’s Sunday Times Writer of the Year Award following her debut novel - will also executive produce the 12-part series, which will consist of 30-minute episodes, for BBC Three in partnership with Hulu.
Filming will take place this year in Dublin, Belfast and international locations yet to be confirmed.
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