Some of the beloved and tailored heroes of literary thrillers is now coming to Netflix as a (black and white) tv sequence.
Ripley relies on the identical sequence of Patricia Highsmith novels that impressed movies like The Proficient Mr. Ripley (with Matt Damon within the title position), Ripley’s Recreation, and The American Buddy. The brand new model is a restricted sequence and options Andrew Scott, lately seen within the acclaimed movie All of Us Strangers, within the lead as the brand new Tom Ripley. The solid additionally consists of Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood and Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf. (Within the Damon Proficient Mr. Ripley, these roles have been performed by Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Regulation, respectively.)
The Ripley sequence was tailored by Steven Zaillian, who wrote and directed your entire eight-episode restricted sequence. You would possibly know his title from his work because the screenwriter of movies starting from Schindler’s Checklist to Moneyball to The Irishman. (His work as a director consists of Looking For Bobby Fischer, A Civil Motion, and All of the King’s Males.)
The primary trailer for the present doesn’t give away a lot, however it actually appears like a trendy sequence; test it out under:
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Right here is the sequence’ official synopsis:
Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early Sixties New York, is employed by a rich man to journey to Italy to attempt to persuade his vagabond son to return dwelling. Tom’s acceptance of the job is step one into a posh lifetime of deceit, fraud and homicide. The restricted sequence drama relies on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels
Ripley is scheduled to debut on Netflix on April 4. I’m on this! I’m all for a darkish, morally murky, handsome TV sequence.
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