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IвЂ™ll be joined by a world class crew (many of whom worked on Normal People) and supporting cast and IвЂ™m particularly happy to have Leanne Welham come on board. 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.

Lenny Abrahamson, Executive Producer and Director, comments: вЂњI feel so excited to be collaborating with four such superb actors to bring SallyвЂ™s brilliant novel to the screen. Soon the affair begins to test the bond between Frances and Bobbi, forcing Frances to reconsider her sense of self, and the friendship she holds so dear. While Melissa and Bobbi flirt with each other openly, Nick and Frances embark on an intense, secret affair that is surprising to them both. ItвЂ™s at one of their shows that they meet Melissa (Jemima Kirke), an older writer, who is fascinated by the pair.Д«obbi and Frances start to spend time with Melissa and her husband, Nick (Joe Alwyn), a handsome but reserved actor. Though they broke up three years ago, Frances and Bobbi are virtually inseparable and perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. Her ex-girlfriend, now best friend, Bobbi (Sasha Lane) is self-assured, outspoken and compelling.

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Piers Wenger, the director of BBC drama, said: вЂњLennyвЂ™s deep affinity for SallyвЂ™s writing and talent for finding actors to bring her fictional creations to life played a huge part in bringing Normal People so successfully to screen.Following the outstanding success of Normal People, Dublin 4 based production company, Element Pictures, recently announced the casting for the BBC and Hulu TV adaptation, in association with RTГ‰, of Sally RooneyвЂ™s debut literary sensation, вЂConversations with FriendsвЂ™.ДЄlison Oliver, an emerging talent from Lir Academy (whose graduates include Normal PeopleвЂ™s Paul Mescal) will play Frances, Sasha Lane (American Honey, The Miseducation of Cameron Post) will star as Bobbi, Joe Alwyn (The Favourite, Billy LynnвЂ™s Long Halftime Walk) as Nick and Jemima Kirke (Sex Education, Girls) as Melissa, in this unique series that is both a complex coming of age drama and a very modern love story.Д®lement Pictures is once again collaborating with director Lenny Abrahamson and writer Alice Birch who will work alongside writers Mark OвЂ™Halloran (Rialto), Meadhbh McHugh (Asking For It) and Susan Soon He Stanton (Succession) on the 12-part drama for BBC Three in partnership with Hulu, made in association with RTГ‰.ДЇilming will take place this year in Dublin, Belfast and international locations yet to be confirmed, with the Oscar-nominated director at the helm of Normal People, Lenny Abrahamson (Room, The Little Stranger, Frank) returning and sharing the directorial duties with Leanne Welham (Pili, His Dark Materials).Д¬onversations with Friends follows Frances (Alison Oliver), a 21 year old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.ДЇrances is observant, cerebral and sharp. The series will premiere on BBC Three and air on BBC One next year. The 12-part drama for BBC Three in partnership with Hulu will be directed by the Oscar-nominated Lenny Abrahamson, who also directed Normal People, and will include the writers Alice Birch, Mark OвЂ™Halloran and Susan Soon He Stanton.ДЄbrahamson said he was excited to be вЂњcollaborating with four such superb actorsвЂќ.ДЇilming will take place this year in Dublin, Belfast and international locations yet to be confirmed.

The role of Nick has been given to Joe Alwyn, who starred in The Favourite, while Jemima Kirke, who appeared in Girls, will play Melissa.

The same production company, Element Pictures, will produce the new show, which will star Alison Oliver, an emerging talent from Lir Academy as Frances, and Sasha Lane, who starred in the Miseducation of Cameron Post, as Bobbi.

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