Neil Cross, creator of BBC's Luther, has been brought on to adapt Patricia Highsmith's The Talented Mr. Ripley novel series for TV.
The news comes courtesy of Variety, who say the show will be executive produced by Guymon Casady and Ben Forkner of Television 360 and Philipp Keel of Highsmith's publisher, Diogenes. They also say the project is being developed internally by Endemol Shine Studios.
The Talented Mr. Ripley follows a conman in 1950's Italy who kills a rich acquaintance and takes on his identity. The book was previously adapted for the screen as Purple Noon in 1960 as well as in a 1999 thriller starring Matt Damon as Tom Ripley. The movie was nominated for five Academy Awards.
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The news comes courtesy of Variety, who say the show will be executive produced by Guymon Casady and Ben Forkner of Television 360 and Philipp Keel of Highsmith's publisher, Diogenes. They also say the project is being developed internally by Endemol Shine Studios.
The Talented Mr. Ripley follows a conman in 1950's Italy who kills a rich acquaintance and takes on his identity. The book was previously adapted for the screen as Purple Noon in 1960 as well as in a 1999 thriller starring Matt Damon as Tom Ripley. The movie was nominated for five Academy Awards.
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