Showtime’s “Ripley,” the limited series adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s first Tom Ripley novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley,” is leaving the premium cabler and jumping to Netflix.
The deal to move the eight-episode series is not yet closed, but is expected to soon, post-production is underway on the project which was shot last year.
The series is being offloaded by Showtime, much like what happened to “Three Women” last week (that show has now ended up at Starz), as the cable channel is set to move under the purview of the Paramount+ service.
“Fleabag” and “Sherlock” star Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York who is hired by a wealthy businessman 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. Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn also star in the roles previously played by Gwyneth Paltrow and Jude Law in the Anthony Minghella-directed film which had Matt Damon as Ripley.
Oscar winner Steven Zaillian wrote and directed the entire first season in addition to serving as an executive producer. Garrett Basch, Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner, Sharon Levy, and Philipp Keel also executive produce.
Five Ripley books in total were created with only three adapted for the first three adapted for the screen so far. Damon, John Malkovich, Dennis Hopper and Barry Pepper have all played the character at some point.
Source: Puck News
