Claire Danes sheds old skin for ‘scary’ role in mystical ‘The Essex Serpent’

Award-winning ‘Homeland’ actor’s new show, focusing on the debate of science vs faith, premieres on Apple TV on Friday

12 May 2022 - 20:34 By Lisa Keddie

Claire Danes says her first role after nearly a decade in hit drama Homeland was “wonderful” and “scary”, going from playing a CIA officer to a grieving 19th-century British widow in new miniseries The Essex Serpent...

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