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- BY ALAKA SAHANI

RIPLEY

NETFLIX

Andrew Scott leads the eight- episode limited series as the roguish protagonis­t Tom Ripley. Scott’s Ripley is a grifter scraping by in early ’ 60s New York. He’s hired by a wealthy industrial­ist to travel to Italy to try to convince the man’s dilettante son, Dickie Greenleaf ( Johnny Flynn), to return home. Accepting the job is Tom’s first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder.

SCOOP

NETFLIX

The film is based on the true events leading up to Prince Andrew’s explosive 2019 BBC Newsnight interview. The eyes of Britain were on journalist Emily Maitlis ( played here by Gillian Anderson) as she grilled the royal ( Rufus Sewell) about his relationsh­ip with Jeffrey Epstein. Days after the broadcast, Prince Andrew announced that he was stepping back from his public duties .

A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW

PRIME VIDEO

The series based on the 2016 bestsellin­g novel by Amor Towles is set against the backdrop of postRevolu­tionary Russia, where Count Alexander Rostov ( Ewan Mcgregor) is stripped of his title and wealth, and placed under house arrest for life in a grand Moscow hotel. Unlikely friendship­s, fleeting romance and the hotel’s occupants open the Count's eyes to the enduring power of human connection. A new episode will be released every week.

RENEGADE NELL

DISNEY+ HOTSTAR

In this British historical fantasy, Nell Jackson ( Louisa Harland) finds herself forced to live on plunder and expedients with her two sisters, after being accused of murder. When a magical spirit called Billy Blind appears, Nell realises her destiny is bigger than she ever imagined.

YANNICK

MUBI

This feature film by DJ- turned- filmmaker Quentin Dupieux premiered at the Locarno Internatio­nal Film Festival 2023. On a rare night off, car park guard Yannick attends a production of the play. Dissatisfi­ed by the performanc­e, he demands to be made the playwright to get his valuable time back. He is determined to prove that even a car park guard can create good entertainm­ent.

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