Keira Knightley is set to make a return to the world of television with a lead role in the Apple TV+ show The Essex Serpent. Knightley's past TV roles are minimal, appearing in 2002's Doctor Zhivago mini-series and the 2011 Syfy mini-series Neverland. [caption id="attachment_916293" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Shout! Studios[/caption] On Monday, we learned Knightley had been tapped to star in The Essex Serpent. Adapted from Sarah Perry's 2016 British Book Award-winning novel of the same name, the series will follow Cora (Knightley) "who, having being released from an …