The Essex Serpent is an upcoming TV series based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Perry.
The series belongs to the Period Drama genre and is written by Anna Symon, and directed by Clio Barnard. It is starring Clairne Danes, Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy and Jamael Western.
The Essex Serpent season 1 will have six episodes and it will be released on 13th May 2022 on Apple TV+.
The official trailer of 02:28 minutes was released two weeks ago on YouTube and Apply TV+. Also, 03:14 minutes-long inside look video was posted Four days ago.
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The Executive Producers of the series are Clio Barnard, Anna Symon, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Patrick Walters, Lain Canning, and Emile Sherman. The producer is Andrea Cornwell and the production company is Sea-Saw films.
Filming for the Essex Serpent began in February 2021 in a number of Essex Locations including Alresford, Brightlingsea, North Fambridge, and Maldon, as well as across London including Gordon Square in Bloomsbury. Filming for the first season finished on June 27, 2021.
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“The Essex Serpent ” Follows London widow Cora Seaborne who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms a surprising bond with a pastor, but when tragedy strikes locals accuse her of attracting the creative.
The show takes place in 1893 set in the fictional village of Aldwinter. When writing the book, Perry took inspiration from her childhood memories of Essex especially the town of Maldon.
The Essex Serpent is a 2016 novel belonging to the Victorian period by British author Sarah Perry. The book is the second novel by Perry and was released on 27th May 2016 in the Uk through Serpent’s Tail an imprint of Profile Books.
