Netflix unveiled a first-look teaser for its Andrew Scott-led 'Ripley series. Originally developed by Showtime, the series is based on Patricia Highsmith's best-selling Tom Ripley novels. Scott (aka the "Hot Priest" from Fleabag) stars as a grifter who scrapes by in early 1960s New York and is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy in a bid to convince his vagabond son to return home.
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00:00 "Tom what?" "Ripley."
00:03 Netflix unveiled a first-look teaser for its Andrew Scott-led Ripley series.
00:09 Originally developed by Showtime, the series is based on Patricia Highsmith's best-selling
00:14 Tom Ripley novels. Scott, aka the Hot Priest from Fleabag, stars as a grifter who scrapes
00:19 by in early 1960s New York and is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy in a bid to
00:25 convince his vagabond son to return home. Dakota Fanning also stars as Marge Sherwood,
00:31 who suspects that Tom has darker motives. Matt Damon starred as Tom in the 1999 film
00:36 version of The Talent and Mr. Ripley, Jude Law played Dickie, and Gwyneth Paltrow played Marge.
00:41 The series was picked up by Netflix a year ago, with Showtime set to merge with Paramount+
00:46 and refocusing on building out franchises of its most successful series,
00:50 including Billions and Dexter. Ripley will debut on Netflix in April.
00:55 To watch the full teaser, head to THR.com.
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