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The last time Sally Rooney’s work was adapted for television, it broke records and became the smash hit of lockdown 2020. Streamed on Hulu, normal people made runway stars Daisy EdgarJones and Paul Mescal, and became a word of mouth phenomenon. Conversations with friends is its sequel: based on Rooney’s first novel, published in 2017, it is also stream on Hulu in a single dose from May 15 – and it shares other characteristics with normal peoplealso.
Conversations with friends also revolves around couples, although in this case there are two intertwined: ex-girlfriends Frances (newcomer Alison Oliver) and Bobbi (Sasha Lane, of Utopia, american honey, and Cameron Post’s Bad Education), and older husband and wife Melissa (Jemima Kirke of Girls and Sex education) and Nick (Joe Alwyn, seen in The favourite, Mary Queen of Scots, and, as Taylor Swift’s boyfriend, on gossip pages around the world).
Like with normal peoplethe frame is a native of Rooney Ireland, with Trinity College Dublin reappearing in a starring role. There’s also a similar scene shift overseas, again forcing the story’s relationships into light. In preparation for what is sure to be one of the biggest shows of the year, here’s our guide to the venues you’ll see.
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