'Miss Austen' Review: Keeley Hawes' Regency Drama Is an Uneven Exploration of Jane Austen's Less Famous Sister
Masterpiece's new historical drama Miss Austen is an uneven exploration of the life of the less famous sister of Jane Austen. Read our review.
With the 250th anniversary of the legendary Jane Austen’s birth arriving this year, it’s only appropriate that we celebrate the literary heroine’s legacy in some way that isn’t just another adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. (Looking at you, Netflix.) Given that the author’s novels have been adapted numerous times on TV and film, Masterpiece on PBS is taking another approach to things with the new series Miss Austen, which focuses not on Jane herself, but on her sister, Cassandra.
