Noughts + Crosses

Noughts + Crosses
Genre
Based onNoughts & Crosses
by Malorie Blackman
Written by
  • Lydia Adetunji
  • Nathaniel Price
  • Rachel De-Lahay
  • Benji Walters
  • Jerome Bucchan-Nelson
Directed by
  • Julian Holmes
  • Koby Adom
  • Kibwe Tavares
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerJohann Knobel
Production locationSouth Africa
Production companies
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release5 March 2020 (2020-03-05) –
17 May 2022 (2022-05-17)
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Noughts + Crosses is a British drama television series based on the Noughts & Crosses novel series by Malorie Blackman. The series is set in an alternative history where black "Cross" people rule over white "Noughts". The first episode aired on BBC One on 5 March 2020, and the remaining episodes premiered on BBC iPlayer on the same day. In May 2021, the BBC announced that a second series had been commissioned.