Trailer: Andrew Scott stars in Netflix Ripley series
David Farnor | On 22, Jan 2024
Andrew Scott is stepping into the shoes of the talented Mr Ripley for a new series, and a new trailer gives us a first look at him in action.
Based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels, the show follows in the footsteps of a number of screen adaptations for Ripley, including 1960’s Plein Soleil, starring Alain Delon, 1999’s The Talented Mr Ripley, starring Matt Damon, 1977’s The American Friend, starring Dennis Hopper, and 2002’s Ripley’s Game, starring John Malkovich.
Like the 1999 film, Netflix’s series will be set in Italy in the 1960s. It will introduce us to Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 60s New York. He’s hired by a wealthy industrialist to travel to Italy to try to convince the man’s dilettante son, Dickie Greenleaf, to return home. Accepting the job is Tom’s first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud, and murder.
Titled Ripley, the show is written, directed and executive produced by Steve Zaillian (The Irishman, The Night Of). Andrew Scott (All of Us Strangers, Fleabag) leads the eight-episode series, joined by Johnny Flynn (Lovesick, Emma) as Dickie. Join them will be Dakota Fanning (The Equalizer, The First Lady) as Marge Sherwood, Dickie’s girlfriend, who suspects darker motives underlie Tom’s affability.
The series will premiere on Netflix on 4th April. Here’s the trailer – read on below for photos.