No matter how many years pass or how many filmmakers adapt his work, the stories written by Charles Dickens are constantly serving as inspiration in pop culture. Now, Hulu is taking a turn at Dickens with the upcoming series, “The Artful Dodger.”
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As seen in the new teaser, “The Artful Dodger” is a successor to Charles Dickens’ classic, “Oliver Twist.” Catching up with Jack Dawkins, aka the Artful Dodger, after he is sent to Australia, the series finds the criminal masquerading as a surgeon. However, when an old friend arrives in his town, he’s forced to pick up his bad habits of thievery.
The series stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster, David Thewlis, Maia Mitchell, Damon Herriman, Tim Minchin, Miranda Tapsell, Luke Carroll, Kim Gyngell, Vivienne Awosoga, Nicholas Burton, Susie Porter, Damien Garvey, Lucy-Rose Leonard, Jessica De Gouw, and Andrea Demetriades.
“The Artful Dodger” arrives on Hulu on November 29. You can watch the teaser below.
Here’s the synopsis:
An irreverent follow-up to Charles Dickens’ classic novel, “Oliver Twist,” the new series The Artful Dodger explores the double life of Jack Dawkins — Dickens’ famous prince of thieves. Set in 1850s Australia, in the lively colony of Port Victory, Jack Dawkins (i.e. The Artful Dodger) has transferred his fast fingers as a pickpocket to the skilled hands of a surgeon. But Dodger’s past returns to haunt him with the arrival of Fagin, who wants to lure him back into a world of crime. And an even greater threat — to Dodger’s heart — is Lady Belle, the Governor’s daughter, who is determined to become the colony’s first female surgeon. From heists to life-and-death surgeries, from soirées to street brawls, The Artful Dodger is a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption, and love… with a twist.
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