History Series / BlackNarcissus

The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, Creator/DianaRigg - in her last television role - as Mother Dorothea, and Creator/KarenBryson as Sister Philippa. It premiered on November 23, 2020 on FX and Creator/{{Hulu}}.

Sister Clodagh (Creator/GemmaArterton) is sent to establish a branch of her order with fellow nuns at a palace in the Himalayas. But she struggles to temper her attractions to Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola), a World War I veteran they meet, and with the fact that the palace was previously used to house a harem.

The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, Creator/DianaRigg - in one of her last roles - as Mother Dorothea, and Creator/KarenBryson as Sister Philippa. It premiered on November 23, 2020 on FX and Creator/{{Hulu}}.

* TruerToTheText: PlayedWith; Sister Philippa actually leaves and is replaced by Sister Adela like in the novel, a passage which the 1947 movie ignored, but Sister Ruth, [[spoiler: after her EvilMakeover and attacking Sister Clodagh, deliberately throws herself off the cliff]] under the horrified eyes of both Mister Dean and Sister Clodagh, which wasn't in the novel.

* TruerToTheText: PlayedWith; Sister Philippa actually leaves and is replaced by Sister Adella like in the novel, a passage which the 1947 movie ignored, but Sister Ruth, [[spoiler: after her EvilMakeover and attacking Sister Clodagh, deliberately throws herself off the cliff]] under the horrified eyes of both Mister Dean and Sister Clodagh, which wasn't in the novel.

* ImportantHaircut: Sister Clodagh shaves her head in the trailer.

* CloserToTheText: PlayedWith; Sister Philippa actually leaves and is replaced by Sister Adella like in the novel, a passage which the 1947 movie ignored, but Sister Ruth, [[spoiler: after her EvilMakeover and attacking Sister Clodagh, deliberately throws herself off the cliff]] under the horrified eyes of both Mister Dean and Sister Clodagh, which wasn't in the novel.

''Black Narcissus'' is an upcoming drama MiniSeries by Creator/TheBBC and Creator/{{FX|Networks}}. It is based on the 1939 novel of the same name by Rumer Godden.

* CloserToTheText: PlayedWith; Sister Philippa actually leaves and is replaced by Sister Adella like in the novel, a passage which the 1947 movie ignored, but Sister Ruth, [[spoiler: after her EvilMakeover and attacking Sister Clodagh, deliberately throws herself off the cliff]] under the horrified eyes of both Mister Dean and Sister Clodagh.

%%* CloserToTheText: PlayedWith; Sister Philippa actually leaves and is replaced by Sister Adella like in the novel, a passage which the 1947 movie ignored, but Sister Ruth, [[spoiler: after her EvilMakeover and attacking Sister Clodagh, deliberately throws herself off the cliff]] under the horrified eyes of both Mister Dean and Sister Clodagh.

%%* ImportantHaircut: Sister Clodagh shaves her head in the trailer.

The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, Creator/DianaRigg - in one of her last roles - as Mother Dorothea, and Creator/KarenBryson as Sister Philippa. It will premiere on November 23, 2020 on FX and Creator/{{Hulu}}.

%%* ImportantHaircut: Sister Clodagh shaves her head in the trailer.%%zce
%%* RoyalHarem: The palace used to house a Maharaja's harem, as seen in the trailer.%%zce, "trope happens"
* TheShangriLa: The trailer shows an Indian-style palace in the Himalayas.

The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, and Creator/DianaRigg - in one of her last roles - as Mother Dorothea. It will premiere on November 23, 2020 on FX and Creator/{{Hulu}}.

* NaughtyNuns: Sister Clodagh kisses a man in the trailer.

* ImportantHaircut: Sister Clodagh shaves her head in the trailer.

* RoyalHarem: The palace used to house a Maharaja's harem, as seen in the trailer.
* TheShangriLa: The trailer shows the setting in which the story takes place -- an Indian-style palace in the Himalayas.

The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, and Creator/DianaRigg - in one of her last roles - as Mother Dorothea. It will premiere on November 23, 2020 on FX and FX via Creator/{{Hulu}}.

The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, and Creator/DianaRigg in her final role as Mother Dorothea. It will premiere on November 23, 2020 on FX and FX via Creator/{{Hulu}}.

Catholic nun Sister Clodagh (Creator/GemmaArterton) is sent to establish a branch of her order with her fellow sisters at a palace in the Himalayas. But she struggles to temper her attractions to Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola), a World War I veteran they meet, and with the fact that the palace was previously used to house a harem.

Catholic nun Sister Clodagh (Creator/GemmaArterton) is sent to establish a branch of her order with her fellow sisters at a palace in the Himalayas. But she struggles to temper her attractions to Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola), a World War I veteran they meet, and with the fact that the palace was used to house a harem.

[[caption-width-right:300:''Paradise. Perversion. Sanctuary. Sin."]]

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Nun Sister Clodagh (Creator/GemmaArterton) is sent to establish a branch of her order with her fellow sisters in the Himalayas. But she struggles to temper her attractions to Mr. Dean (Alessandro Nivola), a World War I veteran they meet.

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The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, and Creator/DianaRigg in her final role as Mother Dorothea. It will premiere on November 23, 2020 on FX.

The mini-series also stars Aisling Franciosi as Sister Ruth, Creator/JimBroadbent as Father Roberts, and Creator/Diana as Mother Dorothea in her final role. It will premiere on November 23, 2020 on FX.

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