Great Expectations will be available on Hulu in the United States on March 26, 2023. The planned production is based on Charles Dickens’ 1861 book of the same name. The first two episodes of the six-part limited series will be released on March 26. According to an announcement made by FX on February 7, the remaining episodes will air weekly on Sundays after the premiere.
Fionn Whitehead will play Pip, Olivia Colman will play Miss Havisham, Ashley Thomas will play Jaggers, Johnny Harris will play Magwitch, Shalom Brune-Franklin will play Estella, Hayley Squires will play Sara, Owen McDonnell will play Joe, Trystant Gale will play Compeyson , and Matthew Berry will play Mr. Pumblechuck. Steven Knight wrote and executive produced the program. He is best known for writing the scripts for the films Closed Circuit, Dirty Pretty Things, and Eastern Promises, as well as directing Locke and Hummingbird.
What can you expect from Hulu Great Expectations?
On February 7, a teaser trailer for Great Expectations was released, giving fans their first look at the highly anticipated program. The video shows Pip Fionn Whitehead entering a room and being met by Olivia Colman’s terrifying Miss Havisham. Colman is no stranger to historical works, having played Queen Anne in The Favorite and Queen Elizabeth in The Crown.
According to Miss Havisham,
“Let me see you. A valuable species that we have obtained from water.”
From the teasers, it looks like a lot of money has been spent on the show’s makeup, costumes and set design. Along with the BBC’s Marina Brackenbury and Dean Baker, David W. Zucker, Kate Crowe and Mona Qureshi, Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott will serve as executive producers. FX Productions, the BBC, Scott Free and Hardy Son & Baker will collaborate on the project.
However, this isn’t the first time Great Expectations has been adapted for the big screen. The book was turned into a three-part BBC series in 2011 and a feature film of the same name in 2012. Gillian Anderson played Miss Havisham, Douglas Booth played Pip, and Ray Winstone played Magwitch in the 2011 remake. Ralph Fiennes played Magwitch, Jeremy Irvine played Pip, and Helena Bonham Carter played Miss Havisham in the 2012 film. Steven Knight, the show’s creator, developed Peaky Blinders, which featured Cillian Murphy, Sam Neill, Helen McCrory, and Paul Anderson, among others.
What is the plot of the book Great Expectations?
Great Expectations is Charles Dickens’ twelfth and final completed book, published in 1861. The plot revolves around Pip, an orphan who works as an apprentice for a blacksmith in a rural community. His head is full of hopes and expectations, and his fate suddenly takes him to London, where he joins high society but is quickly entangled in a dark world of possibilities after meeting Miss Havisham.
According to Goodreads, the summary of the novel is as follows:
“Great Expectations follows Pip from childhood to adulthood as he moves from the moors of Kent to bustling commercial London, meeting a range of unusual characters from Magwitch, an escaped convict, to Miss Havisham, trapped by her past and her life not happy with her ward, the proud and beautiful Estella.”
Pip must learn about himself, his wants and needs, and what makes him happy.
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