RIPLEY

Set in the 1960s, Ripley follows Tom Ripley, a clever small-time con man in New York who accepts a job to bring a wealthy man's wayward son back from Italy. The assignment seems straightforward at first, but as Ripley inserts himself into the son's circle he begins to use pretenses and mimicry to reshape his circumstances. Relationships shift as loyalties and motives become unclear, and the series shows how a pattern of lies snowballs into far more dangerous choices. The tone stays tense and intimate, focusing on Ripley's strategies, loneliness and the slow escalation of criminal behavior without giving away the story's major twists.

Released in 2024, the television adaptation was created by Steven Zaillian and draws on Patricia Highsmith's Ripley novels. The production stars Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, Dakota Fanning as Marge Sherwood, and Johnny Flynn as Dickie Greenleaf, emphasizing period detail and a restrained, character-driven approach.

As of its initial release there weren't widely reported major award wins for the series. It attracted critical attention and viewer discussion, and while it may have appeared on some critics' lists and smaller awards ballots, no sweeping Emmy or Golden Globe victories were announced in the early rollout.

The show reignited interest in Highsmith's original material, bringing the Ripley antihero back into cultural conversation. Andrew Scott's performance in particular sparked social media and critic debates about morality, identity and the appeal of charismatic wrongdoers. Period styling, select scenes and the series' tone have been referenced in cultural commentary and essays.

Reception has skewed positive, reflected in a user average of 7.989/10 from 357 votes. Reviewers praised the series' atmosphere, period craftsmanship and Scott's central turn, noting its sustained focus on themes of identity, class, deception and desire. The drama keeps its moral ambiguity at the center, asking how far someone will go to remake themselves.