Great Expectations

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Great Expectations

TV-MA

2023 - Present

1 Season

Drama

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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 critique of the class system, Dickens' novel was published in 1861 after first releasing it in a series of weekly chapters beginning in December 1860.

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Fionn Whitehead

Pip

Olivia Colman

Miss Havisham

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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 critique of the class system, Dickens' novel was published in 1861 after first releasing it in a series of weekly chapters beginning in December 1860.

Executive Producer: Steven Knight, David W. Zucker, Dean Baker, Kate Crowe, Ridley Scott, Tom Hardy
Screenwriter: Charles Dickens, Steven Knight
Network: Hulu
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date: Mar 26, 2023

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