Dakota Fanning Joins Showtime's Series RIPLEY Based on THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Dakota Fanning (The Alienist) has joined the upcoming psychological drama series Ripley opposite Andrew Scott (Fleabag). The actress will take on the role of Marge Sherwood, “an American living in Italy who suspects darker motives underlie affability the affability of Tom Ripley, played by Scott.
The series is based on the books written by Patricia Highsmith and the show was created by Steven Zaillian (The Night Of, Schindler’s List, Moneyball, and Girl With the Dragon Tattoo). Zaillian will use the five novels written by Highsmith to bring the series to life. Those novels include The Talented Mr. Ripley, Ripley Under Ground, Ripley’s Game, The Boy Who Followed Ripley and Ripley Underwater as a road map to show Ripley’s progression from con artist to serial killer.
In the series, Tom Ripley, “a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man to try to convince his vagabond son, Dickie Greenleaf, played by Johnny Flynn, who is living a comfortable, trust-funded ex-pat life in Italy, to return home. Tom’s acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder.”
Amy Israel, Executive Vice President, Scripted Programming, Showtime said in a statement:
“Dakota Fanning is the perfect choice to play the deliciously complicated Marge opposite Andrew Scott’s Tom Ripley. She’s an actor that brings smarts and vulnerability to every part, with so much bubbling beneath the surface. We can’t wait to see her sink her teeth into this role in Steve Zallian’s Ripley.”
Fanning recently starred in The Alienist: Angel of Darkness and as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. She’s also set to star in Showtime’s anthology drama series The First Lady as Susan Elizabeth Ford, the only daughter and youngest child of President Gerald and Betty Ford.
Source: Deadline