The Master of Escape”: The series with Thomas Brodie-Sangster inspired by Charles Dickens’ classic “Oliver Twist

Inspired by the classic Oliver Twist, by author Charles Dickens, “The Master of Escape” was released, a series that narrates the adventures and double life of Jack Dawkins, the famous prince of thieves of the novel, now played by Thomas Brodie-Sangster, actor we saw in renowned productions such as “Game of Thrones”, “Maze Runner”, until his participation in “The Queen’s Gambit” (which earned him an Emmy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries). This project means the actor’s return to work with Disney (rather on Star+, its platform more oriented to adult audiences), more than 15 years after his debut voicing Ferb, for the successful animated series “Phineas and Ferb” (2007-2015).” The Master of Escape” is made up of eight episodes set in Australia, the 1850s. Jack Dawkins makes his living as a renowned surgeon who has gained quite a bit of prestige. However, Fagin’s arrival will bring the past back to the present, insisting that he return to being the thief he was. All this while meeting Lady Belle, the Governor’s daughter, who is determined to become the colony’s first female surgeon.” The Master of Escape”, new series inspired by Charles Dickens’ classicThe series features the main performances of David Thewli (“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas”, “I Think of the End”, “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”) alongside Maia Mitchell (“The Fosters”), Tim Minchin (“Upright”, “Matilda” 2022), Damon Herriman and Miranda Tapsell (both in the voices of the animated “Animalia in Australia”). A classic never goes out of styleOliver Twist It was the British author’s second novel (the first was The Posthumous Pickwick Club Papers, while one of his most popular works was “A Christmas Carol”), published between February 1837 and April 1839, in installments, in the magazine Bentley’s Miscellany, which he himself directed. The story became a success for portraying the hypocrisy of a society of appearances, while making visible the cunning of children in the face of the deception of adults, who use them to commit crimes, the cruelty of hunger and child labor, and reflects on survival and success in London at that time. The story has had a number of film adaptations, including the 1988 animated film, “Oliver and His Gang,” where Oliver is an orphaned kitten who meets an endearing gang of stray animals, but in this case, in New York.

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