Conversations with Friends was Rooney\u2019s first novel, and will be arriving on BBC Three this spring in the shape of a 12-part series.<\/p>\n
The new images give us a glimpse at the Conversations with Friends cast. Newcomer Alison Oliver stars as young college student Frances while American Honey star Sasha Lane plays her ex-girlfriend turned best friend Bobbi.<\/p>\n
The inseparable pair perform spoken word poetry together in Dublin. They meet older writer Melissa \u2013 played by Jemima Kirke (Sex Education, Girls) \u2013 at one of their shows, and soon begin to hang out with her and her husband Nick, played by The Favourite\u2019s Joe Alwyn.<\/p>
In true Sally Rooney style, the drama will see Frances confront her vulnerabilities while navigating her relationships with Bobbi, Melissa and Nick, whom she begins an affair with.<\/p>\n
The first-look images shared by the BBC already hint at these relationships. See for yourself below:<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> ![\""Melissa\"](\""https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-cast-9ec4db6.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413"\" "\\"\"Melissa\\"")
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> The series is directed by Normal People\u2019s Lenny Abrahamson and His Dark Materials\u2019 Leanne Welham.<\/p>\n
Though Normal People\u2019s Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones will not be appearing in the series, Abrahamson did joke about Marianne and Connell appearing in the shape of a cameo.<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, that\u2019s perfect,\u201d he responded when asked whether Marianne could be a background character. \u201cAnd Connell could be some moping boy in the background, licking his pencil. Now we\u2019re talking, that\u2019s gold!\u201d<\/p>\n
Conversations with Friends is set to air in spring 2022. Looking for something to watch in the meantime? Check out our TV Guide<\/a> or visit our dedicated Drama<\/a> hub for the latest news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Friday, 04 February 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has released new images for upcoming drama Conversations with Friends, the broadcaster\u2019s second adaptation of Sally Rooney\u2019s work following the success of Normal People. Conversations with Friends was Rooney\u2019s first novel, and will be arriving on BBC Three this spring in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":10787,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-shares-new-first-look-images.jpg",620,413,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-shares-new-first-look-images-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-shares-new-first-look-images-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-shares-new-first-look-images.jpg",620,413,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-shares-new-first-look-images.jpg",620,413,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-shares-new-first-look-images.jpg",620,413,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/02\/conversations-with-friends-shares-new-first-look-images.jpg",620,413,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Friday, 04 February 2022 at 12:00 am The BBC has released new images for upcoming drama Conversations with Friends, the broadcaster\u2019s second adaptation of Sally Rooney\u2019s work following the success of Normal People. Conversations with Friends was Rooney\u2019s first novel, and will be arriving on BBC Three this spring in the…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/10786"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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