In Production: Three Jane Austen adaptations are currently filming on location in the UK!

For P&P/Austen fans who love watching any screen adaptations (with an open mind), this is great news and a win, as all 3 recently announced adaptations are currently in production (which is very rare to be happening at the same month/year) and are possibly aiming for a 2026 theatrical release or streaming premiere. It's also worth noting that it won't be a long wait to see a new P&P and Austen adaptations as all 3 are mostly likely to be release next year!

Read more info. of each P&P/Austen related screening adaptations below...
👒 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓞𝓽𝓱𝓮𝓻 𝓑𝓮𝓷𝓷𝓮𝓽 𝓢𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻 (BBC One/BBC iPlayer/BritBox)

Starring: Ella Bruccoleri, Richard E. Grant, Ruth Jones, Indira Varma, Varada Sethu, and more.
Screenplay: Sarah Quintrell (9 episodes), Maddie Dai (1 episode); adapted from Janice Harlow’s same title novel and based on Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice novel
Directors: Jennifer Sheridan, Asim Abbasi
Executive Producers: Jane Tranter, Janice Hadlow, Sarah Quintrell, Dan McCulloch, Kate Crowther, Becca Kinder, Rebecca Ferguson

A 10 (half-hour) episodes, The Other Bennet Sister is based on Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel of the same name. It was published in January 2020. The series will have book characters and new ones. It is slated for 2026 premiere. The series will stream on BritBox in North America and on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK.

👒 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒆𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 (Focus Features/Working Title Films)

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, George MacKay, Herbert Nordrum, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Fiona Shaw
Screenplay: Diana Reid
Director: Georgia Oakley
Producers: Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, India Flint, Jo Wallett

Sense and Sensibility, a new film adaptation and a fresh take on Jane Austen’s classic from Focus Features and Working Title Films (Pride & Prejudice 2005 and Emma 2020).

👒 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐣𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞 (Netflix) 

Starring: Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Louis Partridge, Fiona Shaw, and more
Screenplay: Dolly Alderton
Director: Euros Lyn
Executive Producers: Emma Corrin, Dolly Alderton, Euros Lyn, Laura Lankester, Will Johnston and Louise Mutter for Lookout Point, and Lisa Osborne (producer)

A six-part limited series, Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice described as a faithful adaptation of the novel.

Which of these three upcoming Austen related adaptations are you interested and looking forward to watching in 2026?

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