Disney+'s upcoming The Artful Dodger series has confirmed a star-studded cast.
The show, which is based on Charles Dickens's famed Oliver Twist character, is set in 1850s Australia, with Dodger living a double life as a surgeon while being unable to shake his knack for crime.
The programme has been described as a "rock ’n’ roll tale with an Aussie connection", Disney adding that it will take viewers "from high-octane heists to life-and-death surgeries, glittering parties to colorful streets".
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It has now been confirmed that Love Actually's Thomas Brodie-Sangster will take on the titular role, with The Sandman's David Thewlis playing Fagin and The Fosters' Maia Mitchell portraying Lady Belle Fox.
Also starring are Once Upon a Time in Hollywood's Damon Herriman, The Sapphires' Miranda Tapsell, Tim Minchin, Wentworth's Susie Porter, Love Me's Kym Gyngell, Nautilus' Damien Garvey, The Secrets She Keeps' Jessica De Gouw, The End's Andrea Demetriades, Upright's Luke Carroll and Total Control's Huw Higginson. Also on board are newcomers Lucy-Rose Leonard, Nicholas Burton, Jude Hyland, Finn Treacy and Albert Latailakepa.
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Modern Family's Jeffrey Walker will be the series' setup director and co-executive producer, with a 2023 release date expected.
Thewlis recently appeared as Doctor Destiny in Netflix's The Sandman, and also appeared last year opposite Olivia Colman in Landscapers. He is also well known for appearing in the Harry Potter movies as Remus Lupin.
Brodie-Sangster is also famed for appearing in Game of Thrones as Jojen Reed, and starred in Netflix's The Queen's Gambit as Benny Watts.
The Artful Dodger will stream on Disney+.
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