Netflix has acquired Showtime's upcoming series adaptation of Ripley, based on Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels.
, the producers decided to shop the miniseries to other networks and streamers due to recent cancellations caused by the premium network’s upcoming integration into Paramount+.is written and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Steven Zaillian. The miniseries will be led by Golden Globe nominee Andrew Scott, who’s best known for his performances onSeason 2. Joining Scott are Dakota Fanning, John Flynn, and Eliot Sumner.
“The series centers around follows Tom Ripley , a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, who is hired by a wealthy man to try to convince his vagabond son, Dickie Greenleaf , who is living a comfortable, trust-funded ex-pat life in Italy, to return home. Tom’s acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder,” reads the synopsis.
The limited drama is produced by Scott and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights. Executive producers are Zaillian, Garrett Basch, Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner, Sharon Levy, Philipp Keel, and Charlie Corwin.was adapted into a movie by writer-director Anthony Minghella. The film starred Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jude Law.Maggie Dela Paz has been writing about the movie and TV industry for more than four years now.
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