Lord Of The Flies fans have praised the BBC for 'producing a masterpiece' with 'absolutely impeccable acting' from its child stars.
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The highly anticipated series, which was adapted from William Golding's 1954 novel of the same name by Adolescence co-creator Jack Thorne, hit screens last Sunday (February 8).
The story follows a group of schoolboys stranded on an uninhabited island after a plane crash – who are left to fend for themselves and maintain civilisation.
It all starts to go wrong when one of the youngsters, Jack, played by Lox Pratt, develops a bloodthirsty love for hunting – and all order falls apart.
Almost 7,000 boys were seen by casting directors Nina Gold and Martin Ware who contacted more than a 1,000 schools in the process.
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Writer Jack admitted trying to find a big group of actors between the ages of 10 and 13 was 'a big worry' and there was also a casting call on social media.
30 child actors were ultimately cast for the series and while most are complete unknowns, a few have surprising showbiz connections.
Here, Daily Mail takes a look at the nepo babies who are set to come into their own on the BBC series.
Noah and Cassius Flemyng - the twin sons of Jason Flemyng
Noah and Cassius star in the show playing twins Sam and Eric. In the novel, they are referred to as 'Samneric', functioning as one person
They are played by real life twin brothers Noah and Cassius, who are the sons of actor Jason Flemyng and his wife Elly Fairman (pictured in March 2025)
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Noah and Cassius star in the show playing twins Sam and Eric. In the novel, they are referred to as 'Samneric', functioning as one person.
They are played by real life twin brothers Noah and Cassius, who are the sons of actor Jason Flemyng and his wife Elly Fairman.
Jason is known for appearing in the Guy Ritchie films Lock, Stock And Two Smoking Barrels (1998) and Snatch (2000).
He has also appeared in Hollywood films including The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), Kick-Ass (2010), X-Men: First Class (2011).
More recently, he has appeared in several TV shows including Prime Target on AppleTV+, Trigger Point on ITV and The Famous Five on BBC.
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Cornelius Brandreth - grandson of Gyles Brandreth
Cornelius Brandreth has been cast as Maurice, a choirboy who becomes a member of Jack's tribe.
The young actor is the grandson of broadcaster and This Morning regular Gyles Brandreth (pictured). His father is Benet Brandreth, Gyles' son, is a prominent barrister
Cornelius Brandreth has been cast as Maurice, a choirboy who becomes a member of Jack's tribe.
The young actor is the grandson of broadcaster and This Morning regular Gyles Brandreth. His father is Benet Brandreth, Gyles' son, is a prominent barrister.
Sharing the announcement of his casting online, Cornelius wrote: 'I'm so so excited to announce that I've been cast as Maurice in the BBC's Lord of the Flies!!
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'It's crazy - I was studying the novel at school when I first heard about the open casting call …and now this. We're filming now in Malaysia and it's been an amazing experience so far.
'I've met so many lovely and talented people. I can't wait for you all to see it. This is going to be an epic adventure – stay tuned!'
Winston Sawyers - son of Patrick Sawyers
Winston Sawyers stars as Ralph on the show, one of the lead roles
He is the son of American actor Parker Sawyers who is known for appearing films like Southside With You (2016)
Winston Sawyers stars as Ralph on the show, one of the lead roles.
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He is the son of American actor Parker Sawyers who is known for appearing films like Southside With You (2016) where he played a young Barack Obama and Monsoon (2018).
He also stars on the drama show P-Valley and he appeared in the BBC One series The Bombing of Pan Am 103.
Winston lives in London with his wife and their two children.