The Essex Serpent

About The Essex Serpent

London widow Cora Seaborne moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms a surprising bond of science and skepticism with the local vicar—but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.

Apple TV's The Essex Serpent is a drama series. It ran for one season of 6 episodes between May 2022 and June 2022.

Its themes are victorian england, mythical creature, gothic romance, and autistic child. It is adapted from a novel. Claire Danes leads the cast as Cora Seaborne, Tom Hiddleston as Will Ransome, Frank Dillane as Dr Luke Garrett, and Clémence Poésy as Stella Ransome.

Produced by See-Saw Films. It streams on Apple TV and Apple TV Amazon Channel in the United States.

Daniel Deronda, Sense and Sensibility, and Fingersmith make useful companions to The Essex Serpent, all filed under miniseries and period drama. TMDB voters put it at 6.5 out of 10 across 143 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.