Ripley – first pictures of Andrew Scott

The previous Sherlock star takes on the position of Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley. 

For a lot of, Andrew Scott is indelibly burnt into reminiscence as Moriarty. Or Fleabag’s “sizzling priest”.

Now, the actor has a brand new undertaking with Netflix. He’s taking the title position in Ripley, a brand new restricted sequence based mostly on the novels by Patricia Highsmith.

Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley (c)Philippe Antonio/Netflix

Ripley comes from author. director and government producer Steve Zaillian (The Irishman, The Evening Of), and guarantees to immerse us in a suspense-filled journey set within the ’60s.

As Tom Ripley, Scott performs a roguish grifter who’s employed by a rich industrialist to journey to Italy to attempt to persuade the person’s dilettante son, Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn), to return house. Nevertheless, what follows is a posh story of deceit, fraud, and homicide.

The sequence additionally stars Dakota Fanning (The Equalizer) as Marge Sherwood, Dickie’s girlfriend, who suspects Tom’s darker motives.

Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley (c)Philippe Antonio/Netflix

Based on Bleeding Cool, Steve Zaillian has plans to adapt all 5 of Highsmith’s novels, devoting a season to every. The primary, The Proficient Mr. Ripley, has been dropped at the display screen plenty of occasions, notably in 1999, directed by Anthony Minghella and with Matt Damon within the title position.

Zaillian government produces with Garrett Basch, Guymon Casady, Ben Forkner and Sharon Levy. Plus, Philipp Keel of Diogenes (Highsmith’s Zurich-based writer and company.) Andrew Scott can also be a producer on the present.

  • Ripley is co-produced by Showtime and Endemol Shine North America in affiliation with Leisure 360 and Filmrights. The sequence filmed in each Italy and New York, and lands on Netflix in 2024. We’ll maintain you posted.