‘Sense and Sensibility’ Trailer Revealed & More Updates on New Jane Austen Adaptation
What To Know
- A new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood.
- Focus Features announced the new theatrical release date.
- A trailer was released on June 25.
It’s the year of the Jane Austen adaptation. First, there was the romantic BBC spinoff The Other Bennet Sister. Soon, there will be Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice miniseries, and we’ll cap off the year with Sense and Sensibility. Austen’s first novel has been brought to the screen a number of times. But this remake, which stars Normal People‘s Daisy Edgar-Jones, promises a new take.
It’ll be a few months yet until we see Edgar-Jones’ Elinor Dashwood — played by Emma Thompson in the beloved 1995 movie — and her sister’s respective romances come to life, but plenty of details have already been released. Not only do we have an updated release date, but we also have the trailer to feast on. Before it hits theaters, keep reading for everything we know about Sense and Sensibility, which includes the cast list, director, and more.
When is Sense and Sensibility‘s release date?
After being originally slated for September 11, the new Sense and Sensibility movie arrives in U.S. theaters on October 16, 2026. That gives you plenty of time to do a reread, Austenheads! In the UK, the movie will be released on September 25.
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Who is in the Sense and Sensibility cast?
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Alongside Edgar-Jones, Esme Creed-Miles (Hanna) will play Marianne, the more emotional Dashwood sister. George MacKay (1917) will bring Elinor’s love interest, Edward Ferrars, to life. Caitríona Balfe (Outlander) will play the Dashwood matriarch. Fiona Shaw (known for Killing Eve) is Mrs. Jennings, who houses the sisters when they visit London. Bodhi Rae Breathnach is the youngest Dashwood sister, Margaret.
As for Marianne’s love interests, Frank Dillane (Fear the Walking Dead) stars as John Willoughby, and Herbert Nordrum (The Worst Person in the World) as her second suitor, Colonel Brandon.
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Who is making Sense and Sensibility?
Georgia Oakley, known for Little Bird and Blue Jean, is directing the adaptation. The script comes from author Diana Reid, who wrote the novels Love & Virtue and Seeing Other People. On the producing side of things are Jo Wallett, November Pictures’ India Flint, and Working Title’s Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner.
“It was filmed by the really lovely Georgia Oakley, who is very assured,” Shaw said in a November interview with The Guardian. “And we filmed in these beautiful houses around Britain, including in Dorset, Knebworth and Devonshire. The scale was thrilling. I don’t think I’ve ever been in a carriage with four horses. Although the truth of swanning about in posh houses is that you’re 13 hours in a corset and wigs, but I’m sure the outcome will be well worth it.”
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What is Sense and Sensibility about?
Austen’s first book is a satirical coming-of-age story centered around 19-year-old Elinor and 17-year-old Marianne. After their father dies, their down-and-out family moves to a cottage in the countryside, and they have to deal with their change in status. Elinor, who embodies “sense” and leads with her head, falls in love with Edward. Marianne, who follows her heart, is torn between Willoughby and the older Colonel Brandon.
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Is there a Sense and Sensibility trailer?
Get ready to be bewitched! We have our first full-length trailer to pore over until the movie comes out this fall. Watch it at the top of the page, and let us know what you think in the comments below!
Sense and Sensibility, October 16, 2026, In Theaters
