Kathryn Newton of Big Little Lies to star in Netflix series

Ariba Bhuvad

Kathryn Newton of Big Little Lies will star in an unnamed Netflix drama series that is best described as “Lost meets Lord of the Flies“. That sounds interesting, doesn’t it?

Kathryn Newton is going from the angsty teen on Big Little Lies to a role on a new unnamed Netflix drama series penned by Tyrant’s Chris Keyser and directed by 500 Days of Summer’s Marc Webb. The series is being described as a Lost meets Lord of the Flies type story and is centered on young adults trying to survive.

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When a group of teens returns home from a trip that is cut short, they come back to find that everyone in the town is missing and there isn’t a way to get out of there. Naturally, the teens will first celebrate in their freedom which slowly transforms into grief and panic as time goes on.

The group is led by Newton’s character, Allie, who has spent her life living in the shadows of her older sister, Kim. Allie will be the one to convince her sister to take charge of the unfortunate situation and helps her when the inevitable confrontation in the story arrives.

Webb and Kayser are also executive producers for the series which will begin production in September just outside of Boston.

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Kathryn Newton can next be seen in Ben Is Back starring Julia Robert and Lucas Hedges, set to premiere in December. Most recently she was seen in Blockers and Ladybird as well as Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. And of course, she will be reprising her role on the second season of Big Little Lies.

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Ariba Bhuvad

Ariba has been working for FanSided Entertainment for the last six years and started off as a contributor for a variety of their sites, including Show Snob, NetflixLife, Westworld Beyond, and Winter Is Coming. Over the last three years, she has transitioned into the role of Site Expert for FanSided's reality TV-based website, Accept This Rose. Her work can be found on FanSided Entertainment's websites, including previous work across other entertainment websites, including her own. Ariba loves reality television and has watched every episode of Love Is Blind (including, most recently, the UK version) and is also a huge fan of Bridgerton (amongst all other period dramas out there). When she isn't writing, Ariba loves to travel with her husband, hang out with her two kittens (Hermione and Winky), and listen to Taylor Swift all day long.