Ripley Showrunner on Adapting the Book for Series 20 Years After Film

Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf in Netflix’s limited series Ripley.

In Ripley, Netflix’s dazzling eight-part adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s landmark 1955 crime novel The Proficient Mr. Ripley, the method to the fabric is extra emotionally chilly and intentionally paced than within the 1999 film adaptation. Anchored by a bravura efficiency by Andrew Scott, the collection — nominated for 13 Emmys — was written and directed by … Read more