Tom Hiddleston and Claire Danes to star in The Essex Serpent
Based on the novel of the same name by Sarah Perry, the six-part drama is set in the Victorian times.
Cora (Claire Danes) is newly widowed and ready for a fresh start after being released from her abusive marriage due to the death of her husband. She finds herself drawn to the small village of Aldwinter in Essex, after hearing about a local superstition regarding a mythical sea dragon known as the Essex Serpent.