You are telling me we get to take pleasure in eight full episodes of Andrew Scott scowling, scheming, and conning his method by Sixties Italy whereas leaving a path of crimes and folks with extreme belief points in his wake? All filmed in gorgeous black and white whereas the star is dressed to the nines like some type of James Bond-like vagabond? And from the author of “The Irishman,” “The Woman with the Dragon Tattoo,” “Moneyball,” and “Schindler’s Checklist”?? I dare say we’re getting downright spoiled this spring.
“Ripley” is predicated on the favored Tom Ripley novels written by writer Patricia Highsmith and would be the newest adaptation of her work following the 1999 Oscar-darling “The Proficient Mr. Ripley,” wherein Matt Damon starred within the titular position. Now it is Scott stepping as much as take the reins and channel his greatest broody rogue. The sequence is written, directed, and govt produced by Academy Award-winner Steve Zaillian and stars Scott, Johnny Flynn, and Dakota Fanning. Anticipate the sequence to reach on Netflix on April 4, 2024.
Tom Ripley (Scott), a grifter scraping by in early Sixties New York, is employed by a rich man to journey to Italy to attempt to persuade his vagabond son to return residence. Tom’s acceptance of the job is step one into a fancy lifetime of deceit, fraud, and homicide.