Dinsey+‘s adaptation of The Artful Dodger has found its leading man in The Queen’s Gambit star Thomas Brodie-Sangster. The actor, recognized for his roles in movies like The Maze Runner and Love, Actually, will painting Jack Dawkins, a.okay.a. “The Artful Dodger,” within the eight-episode sequence.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brodie-Sangster can be joined by David Thewlis (Fargo) and Good Trouble actress Maia Mitchell within the Australian interval drama that places a twist on the basic Charles Dickens character, Dodger. Alongside Brodie-Sangster’s Jack, Thewlis has been tapped to play Fagin, and Mitchell will tackle the position of Lady Belle Fox.
Maia Mitchell and David Thewlis (Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)
Set within the 1850s, this character-driven drama finds Dodger dwelling a double life as a surgeon who nonetheless can’t shake his penchant for crime. Per THR, Disney says, “From high-octane heists to life-and-death surgeries, glittering parties to colorful streets, this series is a rock’n’roll tale with an Aussie connection.”
The Artful Dodger is co-created and government produced for the display screen by David Maher and David Taylor. Currently, Jeffrey Walker is hooked up because the present’s set-up director and co-executive producer, with Corrie Chen and Gracie Otto set to direct as nicely. Meanwhile, The Artful Dodger is written for tv by co-creator and co-executive producer James McNamara, co-executive producer Andrew Knight, Vivienne Walshe, and Dan Knight with Miranda Tapsell. Additionally, Jo Porter serves as government producer, and Ross Allsop is producing.
Joining Brodie-Sangster, Thewlis, and Mitchell for the mission are supporting forged members Damon Herriman, Miranda Tapsell, Tim Minchin, Susie Porter, Kym Gyngell, Damien Garvey, Jessica De Gouw, Andrea Demetriades, Luke Carroll, Huw Higginson, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Nicholas Burton, Jude Hyland, Finn Treacy, and Albert Latailakepa.
The co-production from Sony Pictures Television is produced by Beach Road Pictures and SPT’s Curio Pictures and can movie in New South Wales, Australia, with an anticipated launch date of late 2023. Stay tuned for extra on the mission because it takes form at Disney+.
The Artful Dodger, Expected 2023, Disney+