Filming for the television adaptation of Conversations with Friends will take place on Trinity’s campus later next week and in July.
The series, based on Sally Rooney’s novel of the same name, is set to premiere in 2022 and will star Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Kirke.
Filming will take place over four days in Trinity, in locations including Front Gate, the Berkeley library, and the cricket pitch.
The book follows two Trinity students, Frances and Bobbi, who unexpectedly form a bond with a married couple, Melissa and Nick.
University staff and students were emailed this afternoon with details of the filming.
The show’s cast and crew will “strictly adhere to COVID-19 public health guidelines at all times”, and the “financial contribution from this filming will be invested in supporting the College’s academic mission”, according to College’s Head of Central Events Liane Donnelly.
Film marshals and barriers will be in place to direct pedestrians while filming is ongoing.
The new series comes after Rooney’s first TV adaptation Normal People was a global hit last summer, with over 62 million streams on BBC iPlayer.
Normal People told the story of Marianne Sheridan and Connell Waldron, two Trinity students who have an on-again/off-again relationship throughout their leaving certificate and College years.
The series was directed by Lenny Abrahamson, who will continue in the same role in Conversations with Friends.
Normal People won numerous awards, with lead actor Paul Mescal, who is a Trinity graduate, picking up both an Emmy and a BAFTA for his work.
Rooney, also a Trinity graduate, was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series for her contribution to the TV series script.
Normal People was longlisted for the 2018 Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the 2019 International Dublin Literary Award.
The New York Times called Rooney the “first great millennial author”. Critics have praised the novel for its accessible yet profound style, and her sensitive but honest depiction of relationships in the modern world.
Last month it was announced that Rooney is to publish her third novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You, on September 7th with Faber House.
The novel will be published by Faber and will feature the story of Alice and Eileen, “two best friends nearing their thirties in different places and on very different trajectories”.
