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The Essex Serpent is a 2022 gothic romance period drama television series based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Perry. The series is written by Anna Symon, and directed by Clio Barnard, and stars Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston in lead roles. It premiered on Apple TV+ on 13 May 2022.[2]

The Essex Serpent
Genre	Period drama
Based on	The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Written by	Anna Symon
Directed by	Clio Barnard
Starring	Claire Danes Tom Hiddleston Frank Dillane Hayley Squires Clémence Poésy Jamael Westman
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Executive producers	Clio Barnard Anna Symon Jamie Laurenson Hakan Kousetta Patrick Walters Iain Canning Emile Sherman
Producer	Andrea Cornwell
Running time	60 minutes[1]
Production company	See-Saw Films
Distributor	Apple Inc.
Release
Original network	Apple TV+
Original release	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13) – present (present)

Premise

The Essex Serpent follows London widow Cora Seaborne (Claire Danes) who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms a surprising bond of science and skepticism with the local pastor (Tom Hiddleston), but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.

Cast and characters

• Claire Danes as Cora Seaborne
• Tom Hiddleston as Will Ransome
• Frank Dillane as Luke Garrett
• Clémence Poésy as Stella Ransome
• Hayley Squires as Martha
• Jamael Westman as Dr. George Spencer
• Lily-Rose Aslandogdu as Naomi Banks
• Gerard Kearns as Henry Banks
• Michael Jibson as Matthew Evansford
• Casper Griffiths as Frankie Seaborne
• Dixie Egerickx as Jo Ransome
• Ryan Reffell as John Ransome
• Christopher Fairbank as Cracknell
• Deepica Stephen as Sali
• Yaamin Chowdhury as Nev

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Blackwater"	Clio Barnard	Anna Symon, Clio Barnard, Juliette Towhidi	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
2	"Matters of the Heart"	Clio Barnard	Anna Symon	May 13, 2022 (2022-05-13)
3	"Falling"	Clio Barnard	Jess Brittain	May 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)
4	"Everything Is Blue"	Clio Barnard	TBA	May 27, 2022 (2022-05-27)
5	TBA	TBA	TBA	June 3, 2022 (2022-06-03)
6	TBA	TBA	TBA	June 10, 2022 (2022-06-10)

Production

Development

In August 2020, it was reported that Apple gave a straight-to-series order for The Essex Serpent to See-Saw Films.[3]

Casting

When The Essex Serpent was announced in August 2020, Keira Knightley was set to play the leading role of Cora as well as executive produce, however in October 2020, she chose to leave the project due to "family reasons".[3][4] In February 2021, Claire Danes signed on to play Cora to replace Knightley.[5] Tom Hiddleston joined the cast the following month.[6] In April, Frank Dillane, Hayley Squires, Clémence Poésy and Jamael Westman would be added to the main cast.[7]

Filming

Filming was previously set to begin in late November 2020 before Knightley exited the series.[8] Filming for The Essex Serpent began in February 2021, in a number of Essex locations,[9] including Alresford,[8][10] Brightlingsea, North Fambridge and Maldon,[11] as well as across London, including Gordon Square in Bloomsbury. Filming for first season concluded on the week of June 27, 2021.[12]

Reception

The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported a 79% approval rating with an average rating of 7.1/10, based on 34 critic reviews. The website's critics consensus reads, "Distinguished by biting performances and coiling ambience, The Essex Serpent is a highly accomplished Gothic romance."[13] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, has a score of 69 out of 100 based on 19 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[14]

References

External links

• The Essex Serpent at IMDb 
• The Essex Serpent filming locations at Great British Life

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