Keira Knightley signs up for Apple TV drama

Keira Knightley has joined the cast of Apple TV+'s new show 'The Essex Serpent'.

The streaming giant is working with See-Saw Films - the production company behind 'The King's Speech' and 'Top of the Lake' - on an adaptation of Sarah Perry's 2016 novel of the same name.

As reported by Deadline, Keira will take on the lead role of newly widowed Cora in the upcoming period drama.

The drama follows 'Slow Horses' which stars Gary Oldman, as one of a number of Apple TV+ commissions coming from the UK.

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