The first trailer for BBC Three’s upcoming adaptation of Sally Rooney’s bestselling novel Normal People has been released.
Rooney’s second book, which was released in 2018, follows the complex relationship between Marianne and Connell, who meet at school and continue to shape one another’s lives into their twenties.
The BBC described the 12-part drama, which will air on BBC Three in the UK and on streaming platform Hulu in the United States, as “an exquisite and compulsive modern love story about how two people can profoundly impact each other’s lives.”
In the short trailer, which landed online on Friday (January 17) afternoon, we hear Marianne leave a voice message for Connell after the pair have been briefly reunited following a lengthy absence.
As she speaks, scenes from their school days and from their subsequent relationship flash on screen.
Cold Feet star Daisy Edgar-Jones will play Marianne opposite Paul Mescal as Connell, in his first television role.
The show also marks Rooney’s screenwriting debut. The author has adapted her novel for television alongside Alice Birch (Lady Macbeth) and Mark O’Rowe.
The series was filmed in Dublin, Sligo and Italy, with Oscar nominee Lenny Abrahamson and Hettie McDonald sharing directing duties. It has been produced by Element Pictures, the production company behind hits such as Abrahamson’s Room, The Favourite and BBC thriller Dublin Murders.
Normal People is set to air on BBC Three this spring and will also air on BBC One.
