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Ripley has a premiere date. The limited series, based on The Talented Mr. Ripley crime novel by Patricia Highsmith, is headed to Netflix in April. The streaming service announced the release date for the eight-episode series with the release of new photos and a teaser.

Starring Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn. Elliot Sumner, Maurizio Lombardi, Margherita Buy, and John Malkovich, the series follows a young grifter (Scott) during the 1960s who has his life turned upside down when he accepts a job from a wealthy man.

The Ripley novel has been adapted several times, most notably the 1999 film starring Matt Damon, Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett, and Philip Seymour Hoffman. This new series was initially ordered by Showtime but was picked up by Netflix after the cable channel dropped its plans to air it.

Netflix revealed more about the series in a press release.

Who is Tom Ripley?

Ripley premieres April 4, only on Netflix.

Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott), a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man 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, fraud and murder. The drama series is based on Patricia Highsmith’s bestselling Tom Ripley novels.

Andrew Scott plays Tom Ripley. Dakota Fanning plays Marge Sherwood. Johnny Flynn plays Dickie Greenleaf. Additional cast include: Elliot Sumner, Maurizio Lombardi, Margherita Buy with John Malkovich.

The trailer and more photos from Ripley are below.

(Photo: Netflix)

(Photo: Netflix)

What do you think? Have you read the novel? Are you planning to watch this new series?