Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning elevate Netflix’s ‘Ripley’

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Andrew Scott, Dakota Fanning elevate Netflix’s ‘Ripley’

Hailed by many as one of the most gripping psychological thrillers and having already inspired three films, it was only a matter of time before Patricia Highsmith’s novel “The Talented Mr. Ripley” made its way onto the small screen. A perturbing yet charismatic narrative that produced one of literature’s more famous antiheroes, the atmospheric drama of the novel has always translated well on screen. “Ripley,” however, aims to paint the story wit…