Great Expectations (2023 TV series)
Great Expectations is a historical fiction series developed by Steven Knight, based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It premiered on BBC One on 26 March 2023, followed by its US premiere on FX on Hulu later the same day. Premise
Great Expectations
is the coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life, until a twist of fate and the evil machinations of the mysterious and eccentric "Miss Havisham" shows him a dark world of possibilities. Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the true cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be. A damning critique of the class system, Dickens' novel was published in 1861 after first release in weekly chapters in December 1860. Cast

Fionn Whitehead as Pip
Tom Sweet portrays young Pip
Johnny Harris as Magwitch
Trystan Gravelle as Compeyson
Owen McDonnell as Joe
Hayley Squires as Sara
Tim Key as Mr. Wopsle
Matt Berry as Mr. Pumblechook
Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham
Ashley Thomas as Jaggers
Shalom Brune-Franklin as Estella
Laurie Ogden as Biddy
Rudi Dharmalingam as John Wemmick
Matthew Needham as Bentley Drummle

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Production
Knight  announced in May 2020 that he would develop a television series adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel in collaboration between the BBC and FX, his second after 2019's A Christmas Carol. In February 2022, the cast for the series was announced, with Olivia Colman cast as Miss Havisham, and Fionn Whitehead cast as Pip. Filming began by March 2022, with production taking place at Buckler's Hard, Hampshire on 30 March. Reception 
 Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned a score of 52 out of 100 based on 17 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". References

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2023 British television series debuts
2023 British television series endings
2020s British drama television series
BBC high definition shows
BBC television dramas
FX Networks original programming
2020s British television miniseries
Television series created by Steven Knight
Television series set in the 19th century
Television shows based on Great Expectations
English-language television shows
Television series by Scott Free Productions
Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
Television shows set in Hampshire