Patreon Post Unlocked: The Miniaturist Finally Comes to the U.S.!
The TV adaption of Jessie Burton’s novel The Miniaturist (2017) set in 1686 Amsterdam was co-produced by the BBC and PBS, and it aired in the U.K.... Read more →
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