Jacob Elordi To Lead “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”

Euphoria star Jacob Elordi is returning with Justin Kurzel and writer Shaun Grant’s series, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. In this article, the focus will be on  Jacob Elordi’s upcoming project. This article will give you all the detailed information about “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”- that you should know!

About the series

Fremantle originally initiated the project,  and while Jo Porter left the company in late 2020, she took it with her to Sony Pictures Television’s Curio Pictures (previously Playmaker). The series is based on Richard Flanagan’s critically acclaimed novel “The Narrow Road to the Deep North”. The main storyline of this five-part series will picturise 1943’s Japanese prison-of-war camp at the Thai-Burma railway.

This series will come under the banner of Curio Pictures. And Jo Poter will serve as managing Director and executive producer along with Rachel Gardner. In this series, Rachel will serve as the Creative Director.

Jacob Elordi with a new role

The “Euphoria” actor will be seen as  “Dorrigo Evans”- the lead character. Evans is an army surgeon with an illicit relationship with Amy. Amy- who is the young wife of Evan’s Uncle. This haunts him through his darkest days as the reluctant leader of men held captive in a Thai-Burmese camp during WWII.” For this series, Elordi will return to his native Australia for the shooting.

What Director says on Jacob’s return

Joe Porter has stated that “it is quite thrilling that Jacob is joining the main cast of the series”. “The Character of Dorrigo Evans needs such an actor who can give strength, charisma, sensitivity and unkindness”.

He added, “Evans has different shades of life-it is a multi-layered character. And Jacob has all these qualities”. In this series, the creative strength of Kurzel and Grant will collide. The audience can expect to encounter some breathtaking and verbose series.

On Jacob’s association, Kurzel added that it is an excellent experience for Shaun and me to work with Jacob. The Narrow Road to the Deep North needs a powerful lead presence. And it feels that it is the right time for this extraordinary novel to meet an extraordinary actor.

Something about Jacob

Elordi starts to gain popularity from the character Nate Jacob in Euphoria. He plays the role of Noah Flynn in the Netflix series “The Kissing Booth”. 
According to Variety, this 25-years old actor announced his role in The Narrow Road to the Deep North on Wednesday, November 2. He is too set to play Elvis Presley in Sofia Coppola’s biopic “Priscilla”.

Now it is all-about to wait for the perfect time. The fanbase of Jacob Elordi has to wait a little bit to experience his breathtaking acting in The Narrow Road to the Deep North”.