''Ripley'' is an upcoming American psychological thriller television series based on

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's 1955

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''. Starring Andrew Scott as

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as Dickie Greenleaf and Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood, the eight-episode limited series was created, written and directed by Steven Zaillian. ''Ripley'' was originally set to air on

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, but in February 2023, the series moved to

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. It is scheduled to premiere on April 4, 2024.

Premise

In 1960s New York, Tom Ripley is hired by a wealthy man to convince his wayward son to return home from Italy. But Tom's introduction to Dickie Greenleaf's leisurely life abroad "is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder".

Cast

* Andrew Scott as

as Dickie Greenleaf * Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood *

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* Maurizio Lombardi *

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* John Malkovich

Production

Development

On September 25, 2019, it was announced that Andrew Scott had been cast as

in ''Ripley'', a television series to be adapted from

's Ripley novels. A series order of eight episodes was commissioned by

, to be written and directed by Steven Zaillian, who pitched the series to the network. He explained that adapting the material as a series rather than a feature film "allowed me to be more faithful to the story, tone, and subtleties of Highsmith's work. tried to approach my adaptation in a way I imagined she might herself." Zaillian serves as executive producer alongside Garrett Basch,

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, Ben Forkner, Sharon Levy, and

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, with Scott as a producer. The series was co-produced by Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights. Though designed as a limited series, further seasons are a possibility.

Casting

The casting of Scott as Tom Ripley was announced in September 2019.

was cast as Dickie Greenleaf in January 2020, and in March 2021, Dakota Fanning was cast as Marge Sherwood.

joined the cast in a recurring role in December 2021. Scott said of his portrayal, "You don't play the opinions, the previous attitudes that people might have about Tom Ripley ... I have to have the courage to create our own version and my own understanding of the character ... It was a heavy part to play. I found it mentally and physically really hard". He described understanding what Ripley does as "arduous", explaining, "Certain things I can understand, but other things—it's actually the blankness that's sometimes hard to engage with."

Filming

Shooting was originally planned to begin in Italy in September 2020, but was later delayed to 2021.

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was the cinematographer of all eight episodes, and shot with

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Alexa LF digital cameras. In February 2023, the series was in the early stages of post-production. ''Ripley'' will be presented in

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. Zaillian explained, "The edition of the ''Ripley'' book I had on my desk had an evocative black-and-white photograph on the cover. As I was writing, I held that image in my mind. Black and white fits this story—and it's gorgeous."

Broadcast

''Ripley'' was initially announced to be broadcast on Showtime, but in February 2023, ''

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'' reported that the series would be moving to

. It is scheduled to premiere on April 4, 2024.

References

External links

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