Big news from BritBox today! They launched the new anthology franchise “Austen Untold” and commissioned the new drama series The Other Elliot Sister.
Jane Austen fans, rejoice! More new Austen-inspired works are on the way!
With the continued love of all things Jane Austen and the runaway success of the series The Other Bennet Sister (the three-part Christmas special is coming soon!), BritBox, in partnership with independent production company Bad Wolf, has launched “Austen Untold,” a new anthology franchise dedicated to series adaptations of Jane Austen stories, told through the perspectives of overlooked and underexplored characters (like Mary Bennet).
Hand in hand with the launch is BritBox’s commission of the new series, The Other Elliot Sister, a ten-part, half-hour drama following Elizabeth Elliot, the eldest sister in Austen’s Persuasion. Adapted by Sarah Quintrell (The Other Bennet Sister) from Janice Hadlow’s forthcoming novel of the same name, and building on the approach established by The Other Bennet Sister, the new series places the character of Elizabeth Elliot, previously confined to the margins of Persuasion, at the heart of her own story in The Other Elliot Sister.
A production of Bad Wolf for BritBox North America and the BBC, The Other Elliot Sister is executive produced by Sarah Quintrell and Janice Hadlow; Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder, and Jane Tranter for Bad Wolf; Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC; and Robert Schildhouse, Jon Farrar, and Jess O’Riordan for BritBox. The series has been developed and overseen by Bad Wolf’s Managing Director, Dan McCulloch, and Chief Creative Officer, Ryan Rasmussen.
The Other Elliot Sister will air exclusively in the US and Canada on BritBox and exclusively in the UK on BBC iPlayer and BBC One. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series internationally.
Production on The Other Elliot Sister is slated to start in 2027. Stay tuned for updates.
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