Hayley Atwell's 'Howards End' Will Air on Masterpiece

Period drama fans have a lot to celebrate in the new year - the lavish new Howards End is coming to PBS Masterpiece!

Based on E.M. Forster’s classic novel of the same name, Howards End follows two unconventional and independent sisters – Margaret and Helen Schlegel – as they seek love and meaning in an ever-changing world. That’s the vaguest description of this story possible, which also includes love, loss, matchmaking, poor decisions, class issues, financial ruin and more.

If this particular period drama feels a bit familiar, well it should. This adaptation of Howards End originally aired on premium cable network Starz in the Spring of 2018. Now, it's coming to Masterpiece. The four-episode series will air beginning Sunday, January 12, 2020 and serve as a lead-in and companion to upcoming Jane Austen drama Sanditon.

The prospect of formerly premium drama content eventually becoming available on public television is pretty exciting in general, but especially for this particular project, which feels absolutely tailor-made for a Masterpiece audience.

Watch the trailer below and see for yourself.