The Other Bennet Sister Fans Should Check Out These 7 Jane Austen Adaptations
The Other Bennet Sister Fans Should Check Out These 7 Jane Austen Adaptations
From zombies to Bollywood, there’s truly an Austen adaptation for everyone.
Trends come and go, actors fall in and out of favour, but one thing you can safely rely on is the churn of fresh takes on Jane Austen’s works every few years.
As well as straightforward adaptations of classics like Pride And Prejudice, Emma and Sense And Sensibility, there’s also a bunch of TV shows and films that have taken creative licence with Austen’s creations, to dream up their own take on the source material.
The most recent example is the BBC series The Other Bennet Sister, which retold the events of Pride And Prejudice from the perspective of the sidelined and bookish Mary.
If that show has inspired you to explore even more reimaginings that shunned literal adaptations for something more modern, we’ve got you covered.
Here are seven that you can watch right now…
Death Comes To Pemberley
For fans of Agatha Christie-style murder mysteries, who also love the wit and social commentary of Jane Austen, Death Comes To Pemberley is definitely worth checking out.
First broadcast in 2013, the three-part BBC series is based on the P. D. James novel of the same name, and reintroduces the classic Pride And Prejudice characters we all know, and plonks them........
