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The Alienist) has been cast in Showtime’s upcoming
Ripley, a series adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s novels of con artist and serial killer Tom Ripley. She will star alongside Andrew Scott (
Sherlock), who plays the title role.
Ripley follows “Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York. When Tom is hired by a wealthy businessman to travel to Italy and to try to convince the man’s vagabond son to return home, his acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit.”
Fanning will portray Marge Sherwood, an American living in Italy who suspects that Tom’s affability hides darker motives. Also joining the series is Johnny Flynn (
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Dakota Fanning is taking on yet another new role!
The 27-year-old actress will star in Showtime’s
Ripley, a drama based on
Patricia Highsmith’s quintet of Tom Ripley novels, TVLine reported Thursday (March 11).
Fleabag star
Andrew Scott will play the title role in the adaptation.
Here’s a plot summary: the show will “follow Tom Ripley as a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York. When Tom is hired by a wealthy businessman to travel to Italy and try to convince the man’s vagabond son to return home, his acceptance of the job ‘is the first step into a complex life of deceit.’”
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