Sarah Perry's award-winning novel, set at the end of the 19th century and inspired by true events. Abridged by Jeremy Osborne. Read by Ruth Gemmell.

A first-look trailer at the Apple TV+ dramatization of Sarah Perry's "The Essex Serpent" novel has been released ahead of its May 13 premiere.

Though it may sound like something from a novel, Ray Island did in fact help inspire parts of The Essex Serpent, Sarah Perry’s gothic novel which was later adapted for TV. Today, the island is ...

The Essex Serpent has finally landed on Apple TV+. Based on Sarah Perry’s bestselling novel of the same name, the TV adaptation was originally announced in 2020 with Keira Knightley attached to ...

Keira Knightley’s representative has confirmed that the actor will no longer be starring in Apple TV+ drama The Essex Serpent. As in, yes, the award-winning tale about newly-widowed Cora who ...

One of the most recent highlights is The Essex Serpent, an AppleTV+ adaptation of Sarah Perry's acclaimed novel. Actress Claire Danes playing newly-widowed protagonist Cora Seabourne in the Essex ...

Sarah Perry's award-winning novel, set at the end of the 19th century and inspired by true events. Abridged by Jeremy Osborne. Read by Ruth Gemmell.

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