Masterpiece on PBS has released the first trailer for Miss Austen, ahead of its May 4 premiere.
“I am not ready to let my beloved sister, Cassie, go,” begins the trailer for the television adaptation of Gill Hornby’s bestselling novel, starring Keeley Hawes and Rose Leslie.
Set in 1830, Miss Austen takes a literary mystery — Cassandra Austen (Hawes) notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters — and reimagines it as a heart-breaking story of sisterly love.
“There is no greater comfort in this world than a sister,” concludes the trailer.
The television adaptation hails from BAFTA-winning writer, Andrea Gibb (Elizabeth is Missing).
Cast also includes Synnøve Karlsen (Last Night in Soho), Patsy Ferran (Living), Max Irons (The Wife), Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away with Murder), Calam Lynch (Bridgerton) and Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey).
The four-part drama, directed by the BAFTA-winning Aisling Walsh, is produced by Stella Merz.
Miss Austen is a co-production of Bonnie Prods and Masterpiece, in association with the BBC and Federation Stories. EPS are Christine Langan for Bonnie Prods, Simpson for Masterpiece and Polly Williams for Federation Stories. Hawes, Gibb and Walsh are also EPs.
Masterpiece is presented on PBS by GBH Boston.
Check out the trailer above.
