Rowlings newly released book, the casual vacancy, that sums up the tone of this novel perfectly. My nineyearold loved the harry potter books, shes sure to love this. The event will be livestreamed on southbank centres youtube channel. Rowling, this threepart drama series chronicles a town torn apart when an anonymous blogger begins revealing ugly. Jk rowlings the casual vacancy adaptation for bbc and hbo. Etpt, followed by the debut of part three the next night, thursday, april 30 8. Trailer the casual vacancy jk rowling hbo michael gambon. 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. Nobody thinks of jk rowling as a great literary radical.
Rowling has done a rather brave thing and pulled it off magnificently henry sutton, the mirror. However, the emotional impact of this sequence is undercut somewhat by the ambiguity of nearly everyone involved. Rowling is a remarkable storyteller, as attested by her previous works. Hbo and the bbc have teamed up with rowling to turn her 2012 novel into a threehour miniseries to be aired at an undisclosed date. Even the people who love her wouldnt claim shes an artist of the experimental. 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 united states. Secret darkness behind the casual vacancy as jk rowlings the casual vacancy is finally published, gaby wood speaks to her editor. Rowlings adult mystery, will land stateside on hbo in april. The problem with the casual vacancy is that the vast cast of characters and all their machinations leave little room for character development. Thats the yearning stirred by the casual vacancy, an adaptation of j. Jk rowlings the casual vacancy is to be made into a threehour miniseries by the bbc, in collaboration with hbo.
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. A potent, tragicomic parable of austerity britain, the casual vacancy, adapted by sarah phelps from j. 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. 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. Rowlings bestseller the casual vacancy unfolds in a deceptively cozy british village thrown into an uproar by the sudden death of the parish councillor. The casual vacancy is a 2015 british miniseries based on the novel of the same title by j. The harry potter creators first novel for adults gives us a pleb vs nimby power struggle. 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. Jk rowlings casual vacancy comes to the us with allnew hbo drama. The mistake ninetynine percent of humanity made, as far as fats could see, was being ashamed of what. 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.
Rowlings novel by the same name, her first outside the harry potter books. 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. Hbo and the bbc have teamed up to produce the harry potter authors first novel aimed at adults, the casual vacancy, as a threehour. Rowlings book the casual vacancy becomes a rather unsatisfying threehour hbo miniseries. Jk rowlings casual vacancy to become bbc miniseries. 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. 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. Set in the fictional west country village of pagford, it is a.
Rowlings characters come across as cardboard cutouts, onedimensional substitutes for the real thing. The casual vacancy official website for the hbo series. Youth may be rebellious but adulthood can be repellent. 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. Sarah phelps adapted the book for the miniseries and jonny campbell directed, with michael gambon and julia mckenzie leading the cast. Rowling book will arrive on the small screen in midfebruary, and the show is better than the novel. The casual vacancy three part miniseries debuts tonight. Whether or not it plays better through a visual medium is a very real question.
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. Its a dark comedy of manners, set in a small town in the aftermath of a local politicians death. Jk rowlings novel the casual vacancy will be adapted for hbo and the bbc this summer, it has been revealed. 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. The casual vacancy, published in 2012, is slated to become a threehour miniseries being prod uced by the bbc. The casual vacancy 1st first edition by rowling, j.
Rowling wit and detail back on your television screen. How is jk rowlings the casual vacancy book different from. Rowlings first nonharry potter novel that sometimes threatens to drift away on its own casual. The casual vacancy, based on jk rowlings novel, on hbo. 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 vacancy be an improvement on the book. The first harry potter book, harry potter and the philosophers stone, was published in 1997 to immediate popular and critical acclaim. The casual vacancy by rowling, first edition abebooks. The casual vacancy is a stunning, brilliant, outrageously gripping and entertaining evocation of british society today. 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. The casual vacancy official hbo trailer video author. The threepart television adaptation of rowling s novel will debut on hbo april. Could the bbchbo adaptation of jk rowlings the casual.
Rowling s miniseries the casual vacancy will air this spring, hbo confirmed wednesday. It was published by little, brown in 2012, and was adapted for bbc and hbo television in 2015. Rowlings novel and directed by jonny campbell, thus uses pagford and the fields. The audio edition of the casual vacancy will be read by tom hollander, an experienced star of stage and screen.
The casual vacancy premieres april 29 and 30 on hbo. The book was published worldwide by the little, brown book group on 27 september 2012. Rowling comes this threepart drama series about a town at war over the future of its community center. The threepart show will premiere on bbc one on february 15. The miniseries, which is set in modern day england, has appealingly odd characters and a clever adaptation, but it is not cheery or uplifting. Hbo has just signed on as a coproducer, as it has done on a number of. I know i cant wait for hbos debut of the miniseries adaptation of rowlings the casual vacancy.
Blackly comic, thoughtprovoking and constantly surprising, the casual vacancy was j. Bbc bronte film and television ltd hbo will air the threepart miniseries the casual vacancy, based on the book by j. Rowling s first novel for adults, the threepart miniseries the casual vacancy debuts its first two parts backtoback wednesday, april 29 8. 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. Set in the small provincial town of pagford we are pulled stepbystep into a novel which has a.
The threepart television adaptation of rowlings novel will debut on hbo april 29 with two parts back. Rowlings bestseller the casual vacancy is getting a twonight u. With silas carson, joe hurst, michael gambon, rory kinnear. Rowlings miniseries the casual vacancy will air this spring, hbo confirmed wednesday. Browse the full the casual vacancy cast and crew credits for actors by character names from the hbo original program. 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. 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. The official website for the casual vacancy on hbo, featuring full episodes online, interviews, schedule information and episode guides. The casual vacancy is worlds away from hogwarts and harry potter. 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. Screenwriter sarah phelps explains how she took jk rowlings best selling novel from page to screen. Premise alone paints the casual vacancy as a yarn that lands well within hbos wheelhouse.