Irish actor Andrew Scott stars in "Ripley," the new Netflix series that will arrive on the streaming platform in Ireland and the US on April 4.
Netflix unveiled its first teaser trailer for the "Ripley" series today, January 22.
Here’s Netflix’s synopsis of its new eight-episode "Ripley” series: “Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home.
"Tom's acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder. The limited series drama is based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels.
“Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley. Dakota Fanning plays Marge Sherwood. Johnny Flynn plays Dickie Greenleaf.
“'Ripley' is co-produced by Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in association with Entertainment 360 and Filmrights.
“Executive producers are Steven Zaillian, Garrett Basch, Clayton Townsend, Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner, Sharon Levy and Philipp Keel of Diogenes. Scott will serve as a producer on the series.
“All eight episodes were directed and written by Steven Zaillian.”
Highsmith's Tom Ripley character was previously played by Matt Damon in the critically acclaimed 1999 film "The Talented Mr. Ripley," which also starred Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow. The film received five Academy Awards nominations.
The trailer for Netflix's "Ripley" arrived the day before the 2024 Oscar nominations, where Scott might land a nod for his role in "All Of Us Strangers," in which he co-starred opposite fellow Irish actor Paul Mescal.
The Dublin native - who rose to fame as 'The Hot Priest' in the smash hit series "Fleabag" - picked up a Golden Globe nomination for "All Of Us Strangers," though he was noticeably snubbed in the SAG and BAFTA nominations.
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