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A First Look at 'Miss Austen'

Daniel Hautzinger
November 26, 2024
Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen smiles over her shoulder at herself in a mirror
Keeley Hawes stars as Cassandra Austen in 'Miss Austen.' Credit: Masterpiece

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News of Miss Austen has been slow in coming, but we finally have a first look and a premiere date. The four-part TV adaptation of the novel of the same name by Gill Hornby will premiere on WTTW, PBS, and the PBS app beginning May 4, 2025, during the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen's birth. 

Starring Masterpiece mainstay Keeley Hawes as Jane's sister Cassandra, it follows Cassandra as she relives her youth with Jane after her death via a series of letters between the sisters that she fears could ruin Jane's reputation. Meanwhile, she tries to help Isabella Fowle (Rose Leslie of Downton Abbey) in the present with lessons from the letters.

See more of the stars of the show below.

Tom Fowle descends stairs in Miss Austen
Calam Lynch ('Miss Wilson') plays Tom Fowle. Credit: Masterpiece
Four women sit and pose, one with a fan
The letters Cassandra finds bring her back to her youth. Credit: Masterpiece
Henry Hobday smiles while walking outside in coat and tophat
Max Irons is Henry Hobday. Credit: Masterpiece
Mrs. Austen and her two girls stand on a beach in Miss Austen
Phyllis Logan ('Downton Abbey' and 'Guilt') is the young Austen girls' mother. Credit: Masterpiece
Cassy and Jane Austen smile in Miss Austen
Synnøve Karlsen plays a young Cassy Austen and Patsy Ferran is her sister Jane. Credit: Masterpiece
Isabella Fowle stands outside wrapped in a shawl
Rose Leslie is Isabella Fowle. Credit: Masterpiece
Alfred Enoch as Mr. Lidderdale in Miss Austen
Alfred Enoch is Mr. Lidderdale. Credit: Masterpiece
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