Tom Hiddleston to star in Apple’s ‘Essex Serpent’

By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Marvel star Tom Hiddleston has joined Claire Danes within the sequence adaptation of “The Essex Serpent” from the Apple TV Plus.

Based on creator Sarah Perry’s novel, the nineteenth century-set story revolves round a newly widowed lady Cora (Danes), who, having been launched from an abusive marriage, strikes from Victorian London to a small village within the county of Essex.

She is fascinated by an area superstition {that a} legendary creature often known as the Essex Serpent has returned to the world.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Hiddleston will play Will Ransome, a trusted chief in a small English neighborhood.

It is the most recent small-screen mission for the Emmy-nominated actor, who will subsequent reprise his Marvel Cinematic Universe position Loki within the titular Disney Plus sequence.

Acclaimed filmmaker Clio Barnard is connected to direct the Apple interval drama, tailored by Anna Symon for the display screen.

See-Saw Films will produce the sequence for the streaming platform.

Hiddleston’s credit additionally embody “The Night Manager” and “Kong: Skull Island”.