Watch the trailer for Apple TV+ period drama `The Essex Serpent` now
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What you need to know Apple TV+ has shared the first trailer for its period drama dubbed The Essex Serpent. The Essex Serpent is based on a novel of the same name. The new show will star Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. The new show will premiere on May 13. Apple TV+ has today shared the first trailer for its upcoming period drama The Essex Serpent starring Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston. The new Apple TV+ show will premiere on May 13 and is based on the novel of the same name. The first two episodes will be available to watch on that day while a new episode will arrive weekly through to the season`s conclusion on June 10. Set in Victorian England featuring a star studded cast led by Danes, Hiddleston, Frank Dillane, Cl&eaigu;mence Po&eaigu;sy and Hayley Squires, `The Essex Serpent` follows London widow Cora Seaborne (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 w...