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Ripley: Andrew Scott-Starring Netflix Series Releases New Image

Premiering on Netflix later this year, here's a new preview image for writer/director Steven Zaillian's Andrew Scott-starring series Ripley.

Last year was a productive one when it came to us finally getting a chance to see writer & director Steven Zaillian's (Schindler's List, The Night Of) Andrew Scott (Fleabag)-starring drama series Ripley. The beginning of 2023 brought the news that the series had made the move from Showtime to Netflix. Then, to help cap off the year, the streamer shared some first-look images from the eight-episode take on Patricia Highsmith's bestselling Tom Ripley novels. With the series expected to debut on Netflix later this year, we're getting a new look at Scott's Ripley – who's either not too thrilled with something he just read or keeping an eye on someone from a safe stalking distance.

Zaillian's series focuses on Tom Ripley (Scott)- a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York who finds himself hired by a wealthy man to try to convince his vagabond son, Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), who is living a comfortable, trust-funded ex-patriot 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. Dakota Fanning ("The Alienist" series) was cast as Marge Sherwood, an American living in Italy who grows to suspect that some seriously dark motives underlie the affability of Mr. Ripley.

Zaillian's plan is to adapt each of Highsmith's five novels, with each book receiving its own eight-episode season. The five books in the series include The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley's Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley, and Ripley Underwater. While the majority of the series was filmed in Italy under the supervision of line producer Enzo Sisti (The Two Popes, No Time to Die)- including locations around the Italian island of Capri, nearby island Ischia, the Amalfi Coast, and Rome and Palermo- additional filming also took place in New York. Ripley is co-produced by Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights. Zaillian executive-produces the series alongside Garrett Basch, Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner, Sharon Levy, and Philipp Keel of Diogenes. Scott is also serving as a producer on the project, with the series set to premiere in 2024.

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