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So much of the most well-known adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice work because of the visuals: the hand flex, the wet white shirt, the general brooding. But Audible’s recently released audio-only adaptation exhilarates the sounds; a Dove chocolate bar commercial of stillness and escapism crammed into
Movies
As celebrations of Jane Austen's 250th birthday intensify around the world, a new wave of productions of some of her most famous stories is in the works. Netflix is busy making a new limited series adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, BritBox is adapting The Other Bennet Sister, a
Movies
It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen adaptations come in generational waves. In the 1990s, notable adaptations included Andrew Davies' definitive Pride & Prejudice miniseries, Gwyneth Paltrow's Emma, the Ciaran Hines-Amanda Root adaptation of Persuasion, and the Emma Thompson-Kate Winslet adaptation of Sense & Sensibility.
BritBox
BritBox and the BBC have announced that their co-production, The Other Bennet Sister, adapted from the 2020 best-selling Pride & Prejudice retelling, has begun filming in Wales. The BBC first announced the project in October 2024, but it was only a few weeks ago that BritBox boarded the series. At
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It is a truth universally acknowledged (by those who are self-aware, at any rate) that every person is the hero of their own story. It's one reason the rise of the antihero in storytelling over the past few decades has resonated so strongly with audiences: the uncomfortable tension
Netflix
Netflix does not have the best track record for Jane Austen adaptations. So far, the streaming service has only produced one (1) Jane Austen adaptation, 2022's Persuasion, but it so fundamentally misunderstood the spirit of Austen's best novel that it instantly became an entire track record.
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Though she was born in December, Jane Austen fans are celebrating her 250th birthday all year long in 2025. Referred to as "Jane Austen 250," the celebration of Austen's literary works at her quarter-millennium mark has planned new exhibitions in the U.K.'s national
PBS
Though Jane Austen's classic novels are primarily remembered for giving us beloved literary romances like Lizzie Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy or Eleanor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars, her stories also contain love stories of a different variety: The unshakeable bond between sisters. This is the relationship at the heart
PBS
Jane Austen adaptations are a staple in the life of any Anglophile and, as such, we're rarely hurting for the chance to see the author's stories of love and manners depicted onscreen in some form or other. But as the world gears up to celebrate Austen&
Netflix
While word on the street is that Netflix is working on a proper new series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, it's apparently not the streamer's only upcoming project connected to the Jane Austen classic. According to Deadline, they're also developing a feature adaptation of
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C'mon everyone, let's say it together: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. For decades, said single man in possession of that fortune and wife-to-be has been defined by one
BBC
For at least two generations of Jane Austen lovers, 2025 is a banner anniversary year. It’s the 30th anniversary of the beloved 1995 BBC miniseries adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, the six-part ultra-faithful version of the series with Jennifer Elhe as Elizabeth Bennet and Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy,