{
  "id": 3523246,
  "title": "Netflix Sets Roald Dahl Series With Cast Including Nicola Coughlan, Imelda Staunton & Dominic West",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/netflix-sets-roald-dahl-series-with-cast-including-nicola-coughlan",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/netflix-roald-dahl-series-nicola-coughlan-dominic-west-1237050741/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "EXCLUSIVE: Netflix will delve deeper into the world of Roald Dahl with a new series based on the author’s short stories for adults. The streaming giant has enlisted Danny Brocklehurst, the man behind hit series Fool Me Once, to write a six-part drama that will chart a course through some of Dahl’s vignettes. It is […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Roald Dahl Drama Series Set at Netflix Starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and More",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/roald-dahl-drama-series-set-at-netflix-starring-nicola-coughlan-naomi",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:57:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "Naomi Scott, Josh Finan, Nicola Coughlan Set for Adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Short Stories for Netflix",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/naomi-scott-josh-finan-nicola-coughlan-set-for-adaptation-of-roald",
        "published": "2026-08-26T15:48:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}