Recent from profitable her BAFTA TV Award for Finest Supporting Actress, High Boy star Jasmine Jobson stated she isn’t finished with taking part in Jaq Lawrence.
Talking on the winners’ press convention, Jaq informed Deadline that she needed to be a part of a High Boy spin-off collection that includes her character.
“Netflix haven’t come to me. All I’ll say is: if Netflix are on it, I’m down [for it],” she stated. “I used to be struggling to let go of Jaq, so in the event that they need to convey it again, let’s do it, but it surely’s out of my palms.”
Jobson was overwhelmed by her BAFTA win, saying she hung out backstage crying after amassing her gong. It was a case of third time fortunate after she was nominated for High Boy in 2020 and 2023.
High Boy creator Ronan Bennett stated in January that he was in talks with Netflix over a possible new present that includes Jaq, however was unsure whether or not it could be produced.
“You simply by no means know in the event that they’re going to get made,” he added. “And in reality, most reveals which might be developed really don’t get made. You possibly can write the script and, for no matter motive, they don’t get made. So you find yourself trying like a little bit of a idiot for mentioning it. However I’ve hopes that this may work.”
Different conversations between the inventive group have taken place over whether or not to pen a prequel, High Boy film or stage musical, he added, though these are of their very early phases.
“I believe that the world of High Boy, the world that we collectively created, is so wealthy, it’s so deep, and it has that fanatical following that it’s one thing that also has life in it,” added Bennett. “Some reveals attain their finish, and also you form of go, ‘Thank god they’ve ended, I really like that present, however they’ve run out of steam’. However I do really feel that there’s extra juice to squeeze from High Boy.”