Hulu Announces Casting For Upcoming Series, "Conversations with Friends"

 Source: Hulu Press Release 

Alison Oliver 

Hulu and BBC Three have announced the cast for Conversations with Friends. The upcoming series is based on Sally Rooney's award-winning debut novel. 

Alison Oliver (emerging talent from Lir Academy), Sasha Lane (AMERICAN HONEY, THE MISEDUCATION OF CAMERON POST),  Joe Alwyn (THE FAVOURITE, BILLY LYNN’S LONG HALFTIME WALK, MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS), and Jemina Kirke (Sex Education, Girls) have been announced for the series. 

Oscar and Emmy nominee Lenny Abrahamson will direct alongside Leanne Welham. 

Emmy-nominee Alice Birch will write with Mark O’Halloran (RIALTO), Meadhbh McHugh (ASKING FOR IT), and Susan Soon He Stanton (Succession). 

Production for Conversations with Friends will begin this year in Dublin, Belfast, and international locations yet to be confirmed. The series is scheduled to premiere in 2022 on Hulu in the US and premiere on BBC Three and air on BBC One in the UK.