BritBox Releases First Look At New Pleasure & Prejudice Spinoff Collection

BritBox has launched an thrilling first have a look at unique new sequence The Different Bennet Sister, which examines the lifetime of certainly one of Pleasure & Prejudice‘s most ignored characters. Written by Jane Austen within the nineteenth century, Pleasure & Prejudice is likely one of the most enduring and celebrated works of romantic fiction ever revealed.

Having impressed numerous film and TV variations specializing in Elizabeth Bennet and her romantic hero, Mr. Darcy — together with the BBC’s 1995 miniseries starring a moist Colin Firth, Keira Knightley and Matthew McFadyen’s 2005 movie, and Netflix’s upcoming, star-studded restricted sequence adaptation that includes Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden, and Olivia Colman — it is time for one more Bennet sister to make her means on the earth: Mary Bennet.

Primarily based on Janice Hadlow’s acclaimed novel of the identical title, The Different Bennet Sister follows center sister Mary (Ella Bruccoleri) throughout 10 half-hour episodes as she embarks on a journey of self-discovery, leaving her household house, Longbourn, behind in pursuit of one thing extra. And the place would a younger girl in Regency-era England go to seek out herself? London, in fact.

The official synopsis reads:

“The story begins at Longbourn, the Bennet household house, the place Mr. and Mrs Bennet preside over a energetic family of 5 single daughters: Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. As society’s pressures mount, the Bennet sisters navigate the glittering but precarious world of Regency England, the place marriage is each aspiration and necessity. Whereas her sisters pursue romance and social triumph, Mary embarks on a really completely different path. Leaving Longbourn behind, she travels to London to stay along with her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Gardiner, of their elegant house on Gracechurch Avenue. There, Mary begins a journey of self-discovery, stepping out of the shadows and into her personal story. Iconic settings from Pleasure and Prejudice, embrace the Meryton Meeting Ball and the Netherfield Ball, the place fortunes and futures are determined below glittering chandeliers.”

The brand new Pleasure & Prejudice “spinoff” options an all-star British solid, together with Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones as Mary’s dad and mom, Mr. and Mrs. Bennet. Indira Varma and Richard Coyle will painting Mary’s aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, whereas Laurie Davidson and Dónal Finn will play Mary’s potential suitors, Mr. Ryder and Mr. Hayward, respectively.

Take a look at the first-look photos beneath:

Rounding out the Bennet household are Maddie Shut because the eldest Bennet sister Jane, Poppy Gilbert because the beloved Lizzie Bennet, Molly Wright as Kitty Bennet, and Grace Hogg-Robinson as Lydia Bennet. Additionally within the solid is Intercourse Schooling favourite Tanya Reynolds, who shall be portraying Jane’s future sister-in-law, Caroline Bingley.

Sharing within the pleasure concerning the upcoming sequence, The Different Bennet Sisters’ screenwriter, BAFTA nominee Sarah Quintrell (The Energy), advised BritBox that “exploring Jane Austen’s world by the eyes of Mary Bennet for the primary time has been a joyful expertise — and our unbelievable solid have added a complete new layer of life to those characters.”

The author went on to clarify what makes Mary’s journey worthy of its personal adaptation, revealing that “Mary’s story is about coming of age while you’re the odd one out — how do you discover your home on the earth?”

She continued, “As a younger woman rising up in Croydon my world couldn’t have been extra completely different to Jane Austen’s — however there’s a universality in her work that reaches throughout generations and sophistication boundaries, and we can’t wait to deliver the Bennet household to a brand new viewers.”

Maybe most significantly, Quintrell promised that “The Different Bennet Sister is true to the spirit of Pleasure & Prejudice,” and that she “[hopes] it would additionally shock and delight followers each outdated and new.”

The Different Bennet Sister will premiere in Spring 2026 as a part of BritBox’s six-month Austen-inspired launch slate, celebrating the famend writer’s 250th birthday. Extra Austen variations will change into accessible to subscribers throughout this era, together with classics akin to Emma (1996) and Sense & Sensibility (1995), in addition to extra trendy interpretations of Austen’s tales, like Bridget Jones’ Diary and Clueless.

The Different Bennet Sister will premiere on BritBox in North America and on BBC One and BBC iPlayer within the UK in 2026.