{
  "id": 3529678,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T14:57:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/roald-dahl-netflix-nicola-coughlan-naomi-scott-1236843800/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Netflix is adapting Roald Dahl’s short stories into a drama series starring Nicola Coughlan, Naomi Scott, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton and more, continuing its foray into the author’s intellectual property after acquiring the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021. Though Dahl is best known for his children’s books — such as “Matilda,” on which Netflix […]",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-08-26T14:05:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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"
      }
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  "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."
}