PBS Masterpiece‘s adaptation of Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel Miss Austen will inform an untold Austen story — this time, a private one. Premiering this spring on PBS, Miss Austen is a four-part sequence chronicling the connection between Cassandra Austen and her well-known sister, Jane.
“Miss Austen takes a literary thriller — Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her well-known sister Jane’s letters — and reimagines it as an enchanting, witty, and heartbreaking story of sisterly love, whereas creating in Cassandra a personality as fascinating as any Austen heroine,” PBS shares.
The interval drama stars Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie, Alfred Enoch, Max Irons, Phyllis Logan, and extra (see the forged within the gallery beneath). Right here, discover a breakdown of every little thing there’s to know concerning the Miss Austen sequence.
What’s Miss Austen about?
Miss Austen begins in 1830, 13 years after Jane’s demise in 1817 and earlier than Cassandra (Hawes) has burned her sister’s letters. The plot takes place in two timelines: 1830 and flashbacks to Cassandra and Jane’s youth.
Right here’s the official description: “The drama begins in 1830, some time after Jane has died. Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) races to see her younger pal Isabella (Rose Leslie) who’s about to lose her residence following her father’s demise. Cassandra is ostensibly there to assist her pal, however her actual motive is to discover a stash of personal letters which, within the fallacious fingers, may destroy Jane’s popularity. On discovering them, Cassandra is overwhelmed as she is transported again to her youth. In flashback, we meet Younger Cassy [Synnøve Karlsen] and Jane (Patsy Ferran) as they navigate the infatuations, household feuds, and dashed hopes which formed their lives and laid the foundations for Jane’s unforgettable tales. Cassandra’s reevaluation of her previous ultimately leads her to appreciate how blind she has been to the true reason behind Isabella’s heartache and misery. Discovering a method to information Isabella in the direction of true happiness, Cassandra is lastly capable of perceive and have a good time the sacrifices she selected to make for her good sister, Jane.”
When does Miss Austen premiere on PBS?
The Miss Austen sequence premiere date is about for Sunday, Might 4, 2025 at 9/8c on PBS, the community introduced on Thursday, November 14. The four-part drama, directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Aisling Walsh (Maudie, Elizabeth is Lacking) began filming in October 2024 within the U.Okay. and is produced by Stella Merz (Gentleman Jack, Renegade Nell).
Is there a Miss Austen trailer?
Sure! Within the trailer above, the elder Cassandra (Hawes) is seen defending her sister’s letters to Eliza (Madeleine Walker) after the Delight & Prejudice creator’s demise. Flashbacks present the tight bond between the 2 and the intricacies of their social lives that knowledgeable Jane’s letters. Cassandra seems decided to guard her sister’s privateness following her passing. Cassy has been recognized to historical past because the keeper of Jane’s legacy, and the burning of those letters had been a part of that. Miss Austen explores why she felt she wanted to burn them and maintain her sister’s private life secret, as theorized in Hornby’s guide of the identical identify.
Who’s within the Miss Austen forged?
Hawes stars because the elder Cassandra with Leslie as Isabella. The youthful Cassandra, known as Cassy, is performed by Synnøve Karlsen. Jane is performed by Patsy Ferran. Enoch performs a personality known as Mr. Lidderdale, with Logan as Mrs. Austen and Irons as Henry Hobday. Calam Lynch, Jessica Hynes, Kevin McNally, Mirren Mack, and Liv Hill spherical out the forged.
A few of these casting particulars might please followers of Austen diversifications. Hawes is married to Succession‘s Matthew Macfadyen, who performed Mr. Darcy within the 2005 movie adaptation of Delight and Prejudice. The sequence additionally marks a reunion for Downton Abbey stars Logan and Leslie, who performed Mrs. Hughes and Gwen Dawson within the Masterpiece drama, respectively.
When do episodes of Miss Austen come out?
The third and fourth episodes of Miss Austen will air back-to-back on PBS, which implies that the 4 whole episodes will come out over the course of simply three weeks this Might. Right here’s the Miss Austen launch schedule together with episode descriptions supplied by PBS:
Episode 1: Sunday, Might 4, 9/8c
Why is Cassandra Austen decided to seek out the letters her sister Jane wrote to her pal Eliza?
Episode 2: Sunday, Might 11, 9/8c
As Cassandra falls unwell, her thoughts is flooded with reminiscences of inauspicious instances.
Episode 3: Sunday, Might 18, 9/8c
By way of her fevered delirium, Cassandra guards Jane’s letters from her sister-in-law, Mary Austen.
Episode 4: Sunday, Might 18, 10/9c
Cassandra takes a closing step to guard Jane’s legacy.
See the celebrities of Miss Austen within the gallery beneath.
Miss Austen, Sequence Premiere, Sunday, Might 4, 9/8c, PBS