Was Jack the Ripper a Famous Artist? Oscar-Winning Director Tackles the Chilling Theory in ‘Sickert’

Was Jack the Ripper a Famous Artist? Oscar-Winning Director Tackles the Chilling Theory in ‘Sickert’

October 6, 2026 Dread Central

László Nemes, the Oscar-winning director of Son of Saul, is attached to co-write and direct Sickert, a historical thriller series set in the world of Jack the Ripper, reports THR.

The limited series is focused on influential German-British painter and visual artist Walter Sickert, suspected by some historical theorists as being the Victorian serial killer.

Adam Baroukh will co-write...