Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was in many ways the perfect competition-reality show, years before the term had been invented. A morality play at heart, it took various ghastly character types and watched as they all came a cropper in a race to win a prize.
Netflix is adapting Roald Dahl’s short stories into a drama series starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and more, continuing its foray into the author’s intellectual property after acquiring the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021.
Netflix is expanding its roster of Roald Dahladaptations with a brand new series. The streamer has ordered a show based on the popular author’s short stories for adults, with Nicola Coughlan set to star.
