Netflix's Persuasion: Cast, Release Date, Trailer and More
Dakota Johnson Dodges an Ex and Meets Henry Golding in the "Persuasion" Trailer
Netflix's adaptation of Jane Austen's "Persuasion" is almost here. The film stars Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot, a woman torn between the duties of her family and the love she let get away. On 21 April, Netflix announced the film adaptation will be released on 15 July. The streamer released the highly anticipated trailer for the movie on 14 June.
Here's how Netflix describes the film: "Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities. When Frederick Wentworth — the dashing one she let get away — crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances."
It makes sense for Netflix to reach into the Austen catalogue, since it's found success with "Bridgerton," which is also set in the Regency era and was inspired in part by the world Austen built. "Persuasion," however, has some major differences from the steamy romance series. "Bridgerton" is focused on the lives of the nobility in London and isn't afraid of a sex scene. Austen's heroines are members of the landed gentry, but their social class is lower than the "Bridgerton" cast, which is full of dukes and viscountesses. Her novels also take place almost entirely in the countryside, and the few times her heroines do head into London, they're absolutely miserable. And while people definitely have sex in and out of marriage throughout Austen's novels, she never chose to describe the ins and outs.
Fans will have to wait and see how the new movie chooses to handle Austen's iconic story of second-chance love. Read on for everything we know about Netflix's "Persuasion" adaptation, including the cast, plot, director, and more.
"Persuasion" Cast
Dakota Johnson plays the lead Anne Elliot. Cosmo Jarvis ("Peaky Blinders) is Captain Frederick Wentworth, and Henry Golding is Mr Elliot, a distant relative of Anne and her father's heir. The cast also includes Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mia McKenna-Bruce, and Richard E. Grant, but their characters haven't been officially announced. It does seem safe to guess that Grant will play Sir Walter Elliot, Anne's pompous father.
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