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In Netflixs new series, social climbing turns deadly.
),the streamer notes.But dont expect the new adaptation to echo the vibe of the Oscar-nominated film.
Series creator Steve Zaillian toldIndieWirethat he wanted to convey the quite sinister and quite dark tone of Highsmiths novel.
Wondering what to expect?
HeresThe Talented Mr. Ripleybook ending and plot summary to refer to as you watch the 1960s period thriller.
He asks Tom Ripley to travel there and encourage him to come home.
He thinks Tom and Dickie are old friends, but they barely know each other at all.
But Ripley is a con artist, so hes able to play along.
He travels to Italy on the Greenleafs dime and meets Dickie and Marge, who are living together.
Ripley quickly gets close to the couple.Tooclose.
Dickie is especially disturbed to find Ripley wearing his clothes and imitating his host in the mirror.
Later, Ripley and Dickie take a trip to San Remo together.
Its here that Ripley realizes hes no longer in Dickie and Marges life.
Ripleys Cover-Up
As hes a con artist, Ripley quickly puts a plan into place.
However, Ripleys killing doesnt stop there.
He also murders a suspicious friend of Dickies, Freddie, and this rouses police suspicion.
And they buy it.
