What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s 2015 television adaptation about a vacant council seat?

The name of J.K. Rowling’s 2015 television adaptation about a vacant council seat is The Casual Vacancy.

The BBC miniseries adapts Rowling’s 2012 novel of the same name. It was broadcast in three parts in February 2015 and was produced by Rowling’s production company, Brontë Film and Television, with the BBC. The story centers on the fictional English parish of Pagford after the unexpected death of parish councillor Barry Fairbrother.

Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, Rory Kinnear, and Monica Dolan were among the cast members. The adaptation preserves the novel’s focus on political arguments, class tensions, family problems, and the consequences of decisions about a local housing estate.

This title is easy to confuse with Rowling’s other screen-related projects. Fantastic Beasts is connected to the Harry Potter universe, while Strike adapts the Cormoran Strike crime novels. The Casual Vacancy stands apart as a contemporary drama and was Rowling’s first novel aimed at adult readers.