Jane Austen

New 'Pride & Prejudice' Remake Finally Being Undertaken

Netflix is reportedly developing a new Pride & Prejudice for a new generation, this time penned by Everything I Know About Love's Dolly Alderton.

By Ani Bundel for Netflix on 10/11/2024

Rosamund Pike as Jane Bennet, Talulah Riley as Mary Bennet, Jena Malone as Lydia Bennet, Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet, and Carey Mulligan as Kitty Bennet in 'Pride & Prejudice'

BBC Commissions Adaptation of 'The Other Bennet Sister'

In honor of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Pride & Prejudice, the BBC has commissioned the first-ever TV adaptation of The Other Bennet Sister.

By Ani Bundel for BBC on 10/9/2024

Julia Sawalha as Lydia Bennet, Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet, Susannah Harker as Jane Bennet, Lucy Briers as Mary Bennet, and Polly Maberly as Kitty Bennet in 'Pride & Prejudice'

Sony Pictures Classic Picks Up 'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life'

The French film Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (Jane Austen a Gâché ma Vie) has landed a U.S. distributor as it heads to the Toronto Internationasl Film Festival.

By Ani Bundel for Movies on 9/4/2024

Camille Rutherford as Agathe and Pablo Pauly as Felix in 'Jane Austen Wrecked My Life'

Lucy Worsley's Best Series: Just a Historian Who Wandered into TV

Historian Lucy Worsley brings history alive with her enthusiasm, her expertise, and yes, the dressing up.

By Janet Mullany for Lucy Worsley on 4/27/2024

Picture shows: Lucy Worsely with a bucket of popcorn

'Lost in Austen' is a Subversive Tribute to 'Pride & Prejudice'

With Miss Austen heading to PBS in 2024, we look back at the brilliant, subversive series Lost in Austen, currently streaming on BritBox.

By Janet Mullany for Better Late Than Never on 12/31/2023

Alex Kingston and Hugh Bonneville as Mrs. and Mr. Bennet, Jemima Rooper as Amanda, Elliot Cowan and Gemma Arterton as Darcy and Elizabeth in 'Lost in Austen's Key Art

160: Classics Revisited: Emma (2009)

Published on: 3/14/2023

Our Classics Revisited series continues as Janet Mullany joins the ladies for a wide-ranging discussion of the 2009 BBC adaptation of Emma starring Romola Garai and Jonny Lee Miller.