Masterpiece on PBS has released the first trailer for Miss Austen, based on Gill Hornby's bestselling 2020 novel. Starring Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard, The Durrells in Corfu), the project's cast includes Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones), 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).
Aisling Walsh directs from a script by Andrea Gibb (Elizabeth Is Missing), Miss Austen premieres May 4. It is a co-production of Bonnie Productions and Masterpiece, in association with the BBC and Federation Stories.