Keira Knightley To Star In New Apple TV+ Series “The Essex Serpent”
Pirates of the Caribbean star Keira Knightley is setting sail for a new adventure with “The Essex Serpent”, the Apple TV+ series adaptation of Sarah Perry‘s novel set in 1893, Deadline reports. In the novel, “When Cora Seaborne’s brilliant, domineering husband dies, she steps into her new life as a widow with as much relief as sadness: her marriage was not a happy one. Wed at nineteen, this woman of exceptional intelligence and curiosity was ill-suited for the role of society wife. Seeking refuge in the fresh air and open space in the wake of the funeral, Cora leaves London for a visit to coastal Essex, accompanied by her inquisitive and obsessive eleven-year-old son, Francis, and the boy’s nanny, Martha, her fiercely protective friend. While admiring the sites, Cora learns of an intriguing rumor that has arisen further up the estuary, of a fearsome creature said to roam the marshes claiming human lives. After nearly 300 years, the mythical Essex
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