Hulu is back with yet another FX release and this time it is Great Expectations. The upcoming period drama is from Peaky Blinders’s Steven Knight, whose hits have always been timeless for audiences out there. Based on the classic by Charles Dickens of the same name, the production companies involved are Scott Free Productions, Hardy Baker & Son, BBC Studios and FXP.
With Steven Knight, Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott, Dean Baker, David W. Zucker and Kate Crowe as the executive producers, the show really seems to be promising. Ahead of the release of the series, let us quickly go over some important details regarding it.
Great Expectations Cast
The main characters in the series include Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham, Fionn Whitehead as Pip and Shalom Brune-Franklin as Estella. Alongside them, we have Ashley Thomas as Jaggers, Johnny Harris as Magwitch, Hayley Squires as Sara, Owen McDonnell as Joe, Trystan Gravelle as Compeyson and Matt Berry as Mr. Pumblechook.
Great Expectations Plot/Synopsis
Hulu’s official description for the show reads: “The series follows the coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life until a twist of fate and the evil machinations of the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham shows him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the true cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be.
A damning critique of the class system, Charles Dickens’ novel was published in 1861 after first releasing it in a series of weekly chapters beginning in December 1860.”
Great Expectations Release Date and More
As of now, we know that there are a total number of six episodes in the series with the approximate runtime being 60 minutes. The show is scheduled to release its first episode on March 26, 2023. Following this, one episode will be released every week. The first episode is directed by Lucy Forbes. You can watch the show on BBC One and FX on Hulu.
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