Andrew Scott Says ‘Ripley’ Is Vastly Different Than ‘Talented Mr. Ripley’ (Exclusive) [Video]

Andrew Scott‘s new Netflix series, Ripley, may be based on Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 crime novel The Talented Mr. Ripley, which inspired the 1999 film of the same name starring Matt Damon, but most of the similarities end there. 

Ripley follows Scott’s character, a New York City grifter hired by the father of Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to bring his son home to the United States and enlist him in the family business. Things take a dark turn when Ripley finds himself enjoying the lifestyle a little too much and decides he will not let anything get in the way of his newfound happiness and freedom. 

Speaking with ET’s Denny Directo at the premiere of the series, the Fleabag star, 47, teased how the new iteration of the novel “vastly” differs from the adaptations that precede it. 

“I absolutely adore the film, it …