Sanditon
Fans were thrilled at the surprise resurrection of period drama Sanditon in the spring of 2021. They couldn't wait to return to the quaint seaside resort village as soon as possible. But that announcement also came complete with the news that the series was being renewed for two
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Sanditon Season 2 may have only just concluded on-air, but fans can breathe easy this time around: there's no agonizing question of whether or not the story of the seaside resort town will continue. The announcement of the period drama's surprise resurrection from the dead in
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What a difference a season makes. As Sanditon ends Season 2 safe in the knowledge that it will be back for a third, everything about its finale feels different. Season 1, which aired in America after the news broke that the series was canceled, its open-ended finale that separated its
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Love is in the air in the penultimate episode of Sanditon Season 2, as the Parkers manage to stave off their circling creditors long enough to throw a ball that gives all our favorite characters the chance to deck themselves out in gorgeous dresses, dance the night away, and engage
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Lady Denham's annual garden party serves as the highlight of this episode of Sanditon, an hour that has everything you could possibly want from a show like this: Multiple men bristling over their shared attraction to the seemingly only eligible women in town, a post-proposal near-drowning, a largely
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Sanditon rolls merrily along this week, seemingly eager to tick as many stereotypical period drama boxes as possible in the name of pushing its story forward. There's a charming midsummer fair! A stoic man expresses emotion due to the mention of his beloved dead spouse! An unwed mother
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The second season of Sanditon wastes no time in giving us what we all want from this sort of show—a fancy dress ball that hints at the possibility of multiple potential romances and offers plenty of opportunities for both dancing and gossip. Granted, it also feels like the show
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Against all odds, period drama Sanditon is back for a second season. No matter how some of us might feel about the necessities of casting changes and other assorted changes and economies caused by its very belated renewal, we should take the opportunity to simply rejoice in the fact that
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Before 2019, Sanditon was the deep-cut Jane Austen novel known only to superfans. Only 11 chapters were written before she died, enough to establish tone (rollicking comedy) and set-up, with heroine Charlotte Heywood. The eldest of a country gentleman, she goes to the titular seaside town with the Parkers, houseguests
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Spring is here, and with it, a bonanza of brand new series debuting in March. British imports are busting out all over with a giant crop arriving on PBS from Masterpiece, Walter's Choice, and more. Meanwhile, big debuts are everywhere, from HBO Max to BritBox to Netflix. So,
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When Masterpiece and BritBox UK announced Sanditon had magically been renewed for not one but two new seasons after its untimely 2020 cancelation by ITV, the news brought both joy and heartbreak. Though fans were ecstatic at the prospect of the series' return, the gap between seasons meant that
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With just over a month to go until period drama Sanditon returns for its highly anticipated second season, the marketing machine is cranking into high gear. (Not that, I expect, any of us are complaining.) PBS Masterpiece has released a second Season 2 teaser, featuring a dash of new footage