An Inside Look at Making ‘Sense & Sensibility’ with Daisy Edgar-Jones​

“Georgia definitely is an auteur. There’s a real identity to her vision.” Focus Features revealed a lovely new featurette for the film Sense and Sensibility, a brand new cinematic version of the iconic Jane Austen story. This is a charming behind-the-scenes look at filmmaker Georgia Oakley’s vision of this tale of sisters and romance. It has been adapted plenty of times – most notably in 1996 as Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility starring Kate Winslet & Emma Thompson. From Focus Features & Working Title comes an irresistible new take Austen’s story: charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood. The film stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles as sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. The excellent ensemble cast includes Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, & Fiona Shaw. “It was exciting to have the chance to tell it in my way. Austen has always really appealed to me, and she seemed to really understand power, and gender dynamics,” Oakley says. I’ve seen this film and it’s truly wonderful – a surprise favorite in 2026 that might just end up on my Top 10 this year.

Here’s the “A Look Inside” featurette for Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility movie, on YouTube:

You can watch the first full trailer for Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility right here for more footage.

Sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood must leave their Sussex estate and move in with a distant relative, facing romance & money troubles. Set in Georgian era England, Jane Austen’s classic follows wealthy Mr. Dashwood who dies leaving his second wife and three daughters in rather poor shape. The ladies move to a modest cottage where the two older daughters vie for the attention of various suitors in search of true love. Sense and Sensibility is a brand new adaptation directed by the British filmmaker Georgia Oakley, director of the acclaimed film Blue Jean previously. The screenplay is written by Diana Reid; adapted from Jane Austen’s first novel originally published in 1811. It’s produced by Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, India Flint, Jo Wallett. Focus Features debuts Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility in the UK first starting September 25th, 2026, then in US theaters starting on October 16th in the fall. Look any good? Who wants to watch this?

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