a first look and teaser trailer for a new adaptation of charles dickenss great expectations is here and olivia colman is delightfully hauntingthe new sixpart limited series produced by fx in association with the bbc hails from peaky blinders creator steven knight who writes and executive produces alongside tom hardy and ridley scott per hulu great expectations follows an orphan named pip who spends his childhood as a blacksmiths apprentice before suddenly receiving a windfall from an unknown benefactor that allows him to travel to london and enter high societyfionn whitehead stars as pip with colman as miss havisham shalom brunefranklin as estella and johnny harris as magwitch the cast includes ashley thomas hayley squires owen mcdonnell trystan gravelle laurie ogden rudi dharmalingam tom sweet chloe lea and matt berrythe classic tale has numerous adaptations with the most recent being a threepart bbc serial that starred gillian anderson as miss havisham and a 2012 feature film that starred helena bonham carter in the role the story was also envisioned as a modern romcom in 1998 with ann bancroft playing a miss havishamlike character ethan hawke played pip renamed finn in the movie with gwyneth paltrow as estellagreat expectations is set to premiere on march 26 2023 exclusively on hulu with the first two episodes immediately available to stream bbc will air the series in the uk and internationally at a later datefor more check out our list of the best new shows coming your way in 2023 and beyond or our list of the best hulu shows to stream right now