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‘When Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston were cast I was in shock’: Sarah Perry on The Essex Serpent

As an adaptation of her bestselling novel comes to screens, Sarah Perry describes the joys of being on set – and how the production restored her faith in storytelling

The Guardian - UK

The week in TV: The Essex Serpent; the Baftas; Fergal Keane: Living With PTSD; Clark

Tom Hiddleston fails to smoulder in Apple’s Sarah Perry adaptation; no fists fly at the Baftas; and Bill Skarsgård sizzles as Sweden’s favourite gangster

The Guardian - UK

Gothic "Essex Serpent” needs more bite

If you're expecting "The Thorn Birds" with a dinosaur, you'll be disappointed

Salon

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'Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes make history with new drama The Essex Serpent'

TV columnist Sara Wallis is charmed by snakes, lust and monster-hunting in new Apple TV+ period drama The Essex Serpent, starring Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes

Daily Mirror

What links The Essex Serpent to a brave De Niro impression and a Taylor Swift T-shirt?

As the TV series lands, come down the rabbit hole for a swift visit to Claire Danes, Cannes and Conversations With Friends

The Guardian - UK

Review: ‘The Essex Serpent’ has much going for it but not enough story for its half-dozen episodes

You notice its cinematic qualities in the first episode of “The Essex Serpent,” a series debuting with two installments this week on Apple TV+.

Tribune News Service

The Essex Serpent review: Tom Hiddleston is plausible as a toff who likes mudlarking

Claire Danes and Hiddleston lead the cast of this adaptation – but their backdrop far outshines them

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The Essex Serpent review – Claire Danes is magnificent … unlike Tom Hiddleston

The Loki actor feels too suave to play a humble vicar in this adaptation of Sarah Parry’s lush novel – which makes the central romance cold and condescending

The Guardian - UK

‘The Essex Serpent’: Dreary detours stop the momentum of classy but murky Apple TV+ series

Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston star in the story of a town convinced a water monster is doing the devil’s work.

Chicago Sun-Times

The Essex Serpent: such a slog surely no one will make it past episode one

It has monsters, hysteria and Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston indulging in weird theological flirting … but it totally lacks the magic that makes great TV

The Guardian - UK

Claire Danes Digs into Mystic Mystery in ‘The Essex Serpent’

Claire Danes says her first role after nearly a decade in hit drama "Homeland" was both "wonderful" and "scary", going from playing a CIA officer to a grieving 19th century British widow in new mini-series "The Essex Serpent". The 43-year-old actress won numerous awards for her portrayal of intrepid bipolar…

Asharq Al-Awsat

A Victorian widow searches for ‘The Essex Serpent’ in dark Apple TV+ drama

Cora Seaborne is a woman who escaped one monster and is pursuing another.

Tribune News Service

What links a 2001 murder to Donovan and Claire Danes?

With cult true-crime story The Staircase returning as a miniseries, take a dive down the rabbit hole with some British folk and an Oscar nod

The Guardian - UK

The Essex Serpent to How I Met Your Father: the seven best shows to stream this week

Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston star in Clio Barnard’s sensual gothic adaptation of Sarah Perry’s novel, plus Hilary Duff in a How I Met Your Mother spin-off

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The Essex Serpent: Here’s your latest look at Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes in Apple’s period drama

The hotly-anticipated TV adaption will be airing on Apple TV+ in May

TechRadar

The best Hulu shows: 38 great TV series you can stream in June 2024

Looking for the best Hulu shows to stream right now? TechRadar has got you covered.

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