Limited series “Ripley” moves from Showtime Networks to Netflix

Previously scheduled for release on Showtime, Ripley goes to Netflix based on a report from Deadline saying the limited series is in the final stages of its move to Netflix.

According to the report, the deal came after the project was evaluated by Showtime’s parent company, which decided not to continue the project because Showtime is about to become Paramount+. It is one of many projects that does not promote the cable network with others, including three women AND American gigolo.

Although designed as a limited series, “there is potential to expand beyond the first installment if it is a success,” the report said.

The project has been in development for years and was first announced in September 2019. After several delays (in some cases due to COVID-19), filming finally started in July 2021 and ended in early 2022 in Italy and New York.

The 8-episode limited series is an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s best-selling series of novels (The talented Mr. Ripley) with the plot following a con artist named Ripley who lives in 1960s New York and is hired by a wealthy man to embark on a complex life of deceit, deceit and murder.

Steven Zillian (Moneyball, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) is behind the project as writer and director.

Andres Scott (Fleabag, Black Mirror) leads the cast as Tom Ripley, Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds, The First Lady) stars as Marge Sherwood, an American living in Italy who suspects Ripley has darker motives behind her slick appearance, and Johnny fly (Emma) as Dickie Greenleaf.

Eliot Summer, Dan Meeteucci and Pasquale Esposito round out the cast.

Endemol Shine North America and Entertainment 360 are the two production companies behind the project.

We’ll do a full preview as soon as we get confirmation from Netflix that the project is underway.

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