| Genre: | Historical drama |
| Based On: | Miss Austen by Gill Hornby |
| Screenplay: | Andrea Gibb |
| Director: | Aisling Walsh |
| Starring: | |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Num Series: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 4 |
| Producer: | Stella Merz |
| Network: | PBS BBC |
Miss Austen is an upcoming four-part historical television series. It stars Keeley Hawes and Jessica Hynes. It is an adaptation by Andrea Gibb of the novel Miss Austen by Gill Hornby. Aisling Walsh is directing the series, while Stella Merz is producing for Bonnie Productions and Masterpiece.
The series begins in 1830 and explores why Cassandra Austen, the sister of Jane Austen, burned all Jane's personal letters after her death.[1]
Aisling Walsh is directing the four-part series and also acts as executive producer. Executive producer on the series also include Susanne Simpson for Masterpiece, Christine Langan for Bonnie Productions, Polly Williams for Federation Stories, Keeley Hawes who stars and Andrea Gibb, who also adapted the book by Gill Hornby. Filming got underway in November 2023.[2]
The series features Keeley Hawes as Jane Austen's eldest sibling and only sister, Cassandra and Jessica Hynes as Jane Austen's sister-in-law, Mary. Rose Leslie is the Austen's family friend Isabella and Mirren Mack is her servant Dinah. Also in the cast are Max Irons and Alfred Enoch.[3]
The series will be shown on Masterpiece on PBS from 4May 2025.[4] In December 2023, the BBC acquired the rights to show the series in the UK.[5]