wiip has acquired the TV rights to the controversial 2013 stage show adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984.

Deadline are reporting that Robert Icke and Duncan Macmillan are adapting their 100 minute stage show into a five-part TV series, describing it as a “bold new version” in a world that has become inured to disinformation.

They explained: “As the world grapples with democracy and government in our divided age of surveillance, ‘fake news’ and truth decay, the urgency of Orwell’s masterpiece is undeniable. The small screen feels like a natural home for his portrait of a society in which people trust their screens more than the world outside their windows.”

The production in Nottingham, London’s West End and on Broadway attracted criticism for its brutal torture scenes.

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