Conversations With Friends release date is finally confirmed as BBC release new teaser

The BBC has confirmed the release date for Conversations With Friends, the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s 2017 novel.

The show is set to premiere on Sunday, May 15 on BBC Three, with a new teaser clip of the series shared on the channel’s Twitter account. 

The story follows the two young student women, Frances (Alison Oliver) and Bobbi (Sasha Lane), as they navigate their unusual attraction to the mysterious married couple Nick (Joe Alwyn) and Melissa (Jemima Kirke) after they meet at a poetry night in Dublin.

In the new teaser, Frances and Bobbi are seen going for a swim in the sea with Melissa before they walk back to her house.

Melissa says she’s going to have a shower and then tells Frances to relax when she asks if there’s anything she can help with.

Nick arrives home and  meets Frances for the first time just as Melissa goes upstairs.

The pair appear to make eyes at each other before Bobbi enters the rooma and introduces herself to Nick and asks what’s for dinner.

Date: The show is set to premiere on Sunday, May 15 on BBC Three, with a new teaser clip of the series shared on the channel’s Twitter account

Conversations With Friends was Sally Rooney’s debut novel, published a year before Normal People, which went on to become a global bestseller. 

During the course of the novel, Bobbi becomes infatuated with Melissa and openly begins a flirtation with the older woman, who appears flattered by the attention. 

Meanwhile, Frances and Nick embark on an elicit affair, with the foursome become more and more entangled with one another.

Nick ultimately reveals the affair to his wife, who accepts the relationship – having had her own affairs – and Nick begins to date Frances openly within the group.

Clip: In a new teaser, characters Frances (Alison Oliver) and Bobbi (Sasha Lane) are seen going for a swim in the sea with Melissa (Jemima Kirke) before they walk back to her house

Adaptation: Conversations With Friends was Sally Rooney’s debut novel, published a year before Normal People, which went on to become a global bestseller

Eventually Frances rekindles her romantic relationship with both Bobbi and Nick, with the four continuing their elicit attraction to one another despite the complexities.

Unlike the rest of the cast, little is known about the show’s lead role of Frances, who will be played by emerging talent Alison.

She will make her debut in the series having graduated from drama school Lir Academy in Dublin.

Gripping: Frances and Bobbi are ex-girlfriends who become romantically entangled with older couple Nick and Melissa

The new series comes after the success of Rooney’s 2018 novel Normal People which was adapted into a ratings smash hit TV series in 2020.

It saw show leads Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones, who took on Connell and Marianne’s love story, soar to fame after it aired during the first lockdown.

Normal People has been the most watched show on BBC Three ever with more than 23 million downloads globally and over 6.75 million devices watching the first episode. This makes it the most popular programme on the channel ever.

Conversations with Friends will premiere on May 15 2022, airing on BBC Three in the UK and Hulu in the US.

Telling the tale: Frances and Nick embark on an elicit affair, with the foursome become more and more entangled with one another