Miniseries · Netflix
RIPLEY
Who is Tom Ripley?
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Andrew Scott
Tom Ripley
8 eps
Dakota Fanning
Marge Sherwood
8 eps
Johnny Flynn
Dickie Greenleaf
8 eps
Kenneth Lonergan
Herbert Greenleaf
3 eps
Simona Senzacqua
Mrs. De Silva
1 eps
Bruno Crucitti
Chiropracter
1 eps
Bill Connington
Man with Hat
1 eps
Pernell Walker
SRO Clerk
1 eps
Steven Randazzo
Mr. Reddington
1 eps
Zac Jaffee
NY Banker
1 eps
Liam Craig
Shipyard Man
1 eps
Ann Cusack
Emily Greenleaf
1 eps
Freddy Drabble
Dentist
1 eps
Antonio Friello
Currency Clerk
1 eps
Francesca Romana Bergamo
Ermelinda
4 eps
Pasquale Esposito
Pucci
2 eps
Arcangelo Iannace
Giulio
2 eps
Vittorio Viviani
Matteo
4 eps
Eliot Sumner
Frederick 'Freddie' Miles
3 eps
Bokeem Woodbine
Alvin MacCarron
2 eps
Hildegard De Stefano
Mina
1 eps
Sara Magalotti Mondello
Teresa
1 eps
Renato Solpietro
Carlo
2 eps
Marco Mario De Notaris
Fausto
1 eps
Michele Bortungo
Appliance Salesman
1 eps
Antonio Farina
Le Sorelle Waiter
1 eps
Francesco Formichetti
Sanremo Desk Clerk
2 eps
Daniele Amendola
Sanremo Boatman
2 eps
Michaela Gargiullo
Sanremo Housekeeper
1 eps
Danilo Capuzi
Sanremo Taxi Driver
1 eps
Gioele Rotini
Capotreno
1 eps
Alessio Gallo
Carlo's Guy 1
1 eps
Andrea Venditti
Carlo's Guy 2
1 eps
Giuseppe Gentile
Excelsior Doorman
1 eps
Massimo De Lorenzo
Excelsior Desk Clerk
2 eps
Corrado Fortuna
Bolivar Desk Clerk
1 eps
Mauro Marino
Watchmaker
2 eps
Giacomo Zito
Rome Bank Teller
1 eps
Francesco Biscione
Rome Banker
2 eps
Franco Silvestri
Emilio Braganzi
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How RIPLEY actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
RIPLEY reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Serialized.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
A grifter in 1960s New York is hired to convince a wealthy man's son to return home from Italy and begins a life of deceit, fraud and murder.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E08
VIII NARCISSUS
Tom reinvents himself again, creating an enviable life in Venice — as long as his lies hold.
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E03
III SOMMERSO
With funds low and his future in Italy in jeopardy, Tom puts a dark scheme into motion.
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E05
V LUCIO
Ensconced in a lovely Rome apartment, Tom's perfect life is threatened by the arrival of an unexpected visitor.
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E06
VI SOME HEAVY INSTRUMENT
A ghastly discovery leads Rome police to Tom's doorstep, beginning a game of cat and mouse with its lead investigator.
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E04
IV LA DOLCE VITA
Tom must deal with Marge's deep skepticism before embarking on a new, fictitious life in Rome.
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E07
VII MACABRE ENTERTAINMENT
As Inspector Ravini expands his murder investigation, an elusive Tom plots his next moves from Sicily.
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E01
I A HARD MAN TO FIND
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E02
II SEVEN MERCIES
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E03
III SOMMERSO
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E04
IV LA DOLCE VITA
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
S01E06
VI SOME HEAVY INSTRUMENT
- Directed by Steven Zaillian
- Written by Steven Zaillian
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Andrew ScottProducer
- Sharon LevyExecutive Producer
- Garrett BaschExecutive Producer
- Steven ZaillianExecutive Producer
- Philipp KeelExecutive Producer
- Enzo SistiProducer
Writing
- Steven ZaillianWriter
Direction
- Steven ZaillianDirector
Cinematography
- Robert ElswitDirector of Photography
Music
- Jeff RussoOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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