“A sea creature’s been spotted,” says Claire Danes’ Cora Seaborne, who has arrved in Essex to hunt down the beast. Apple TV+ has unveiled the first trailer for The Essex Serpent starring Danes and Tom Hiddleston, based on Sarah Perry’s bestselling novel of the same name.
Set in Victorian England, The Essex Serpent follows London widow Cora (Danes) who moves to Essex to investigate reports of a mythical serpent. She forms a surprising bond of science and skepticism with the local pastor (Hiddleston), but when tragedy strikes, locals accuse her of attracting the creature.
Frank Dillane, Clémence Poésy and Hayley Squires also star.
The Essex Serpent is directed by BAFTA Award-nominee Clio Barnard, written by BAFTA Award-nominee Anna Symon. Barnard and Symon also serve as executive producers alongside Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Patrick Walters. The series is produced for Apple TV+ by See-Saw Films.
The limited series will debut globally with the first two episodes on Friday, May 13, followed by one new episode weekly, every Friday through June 10.
Watch the trailer above.