Little Birds is a British drama television series starring Juno Temple and produced by Warp Films.
Inspired by Anaïs Nin's posthumously published 1979 collection of erotic short stories of the same name, Little Birds weaves stories of love and desire together with personal drama and political intrigue, set against a distinctive backdrop of hedonism and conflict. The series was filmed in Andalucia with studio elements in Manchester.
The six-episode series premiered on Sky Atlantic and Now TV on 4 August 2020.
Contents
Premise
Little Birds is set in Tangier International Zone in 1955, one of the last outposts of colonial decadence, and a culture shock in more ways than one for American debutante Lucy Savage (Juno Temple). Lucy desires an unconventional life free from the societal cage she's been kept in and, along with Tangier itself, finds herself on the cusp of achieving a painful yet necessary independence.
Cast and characters
Main
Juno Temple as Lucy Savage Cavendish-Smyth
Yumna Marwan as Cherifa Lamour
Hugh Skinner as Hugo Cavendish-Smyth
Raphael Acloque as Adham Abaza
Rossy de Palma as Contessa Mandrax
Nina Sosanya as Lili von X
Matt Lauria as Bill
Kamel Labroudi as Leo
Amy Landecker as Vanessa Savage
Jean-Marc Barr as Secretary Pierre Vaney
David Costabile as Grant Savage
Supporting
Alexander Albrecht as Frederic
Fady Elsayed as Aziz
Production
In February 2019, it was announced Juno Temple, Yumna Marwan and Raphael Acloque had joined the cast of the series, with Stacie Passon directing from a screenplay by Sophia Al-Maria, and Warp Films producing. In April 2019, Hugh Skinner, Jean-Marc Barr, Rossy de Palma and Nina Sosanya joined the cast. In June 2019, Dave Constabile, Amy Landecker and Matt Lauria joined the cast. Anne Nikitin composed the score.
Filming
Principal photography began in March 2019. Production on the series took place in Tarifa, Spain and Manchester, England. Production concluded in June 2019.
Release
The series aired on Sky Atlantic in the United Kingdom and Sky in Spain. In Australia, it is available on Stan. The series made its US premiere on the Starz channel on 6 June 2021.