![]() Going by the title The Crowded Room when it arrives on June 9, Daniel Keyes’ 1981 non-fiction work The Minds of Billy Milligan is the latest book to be adapted for Apple TV+. The BBC One series functions as a kind of prequel to the novel, and with Meadows’ characteristic improvised style, is a very different take on period drama, with a vibrant cast including This Is England’s Michael Socha and Thomas Turgoose, with The Green Knight‘s Ralph Ineson and Downton Abbey’s Sophie McShera.īuy here on Amazon The Minds of Billy Milligan by Daniel Keyes (Apple TV+, June 9) Set in 18th century Yorkshire, it’s the true story of a band of villagers who rebel against the crown by forging coins. The show is already of note to fans of Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All at Once for featuring celebrated cast-members Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu and Ke Huy Quan, and promises to bring the action comedy adventure to life, with Lucy Liu directing.īuy here on Amazon The Gallows Pole by Ben Myers cover detail (2017, Bloomsbury Publishing) The Gallows Pole by Ben Myers (BBC One, May 31)įilmmaker Shane Meadows’ ( This Is England, The Virtues) first series for the BBC is a three-part drama inspired by Ben Myers’ trippy 2017 historical novel The Gallows Pole. On Disney+ since May 24 is Kelvin Yu’s eight-part adaptation of Gene Luen Yang’s 2006 graphic novel about a US teenager who becomes unexpectedly involved in a battle between gods from Chinese mythology. Buy here on Amazon American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (Disney+, May 24) ![]()
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