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Daisy Edgar-Jones Leads “Sense and Sensibility” Oct 16 Release

6/25/2026

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Edgar-Jones Leads

Sense and Sensibility opens in U.S. theaters on October 16, 2026.
Georgia Oakley directs and Diana Reid writes the screenplay.
Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Elinor Dashwood and George MacKay plays Edward Ferrars in his first leading-man role.
The first trailer premiered on June 25, 2026, depicting the Dashwood women’s financial struggles and romances.

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Oakley Revamps Austen

The film joins a Jane Austen revival that includes 2020’s “Emma,” 2022’s “Persuasion,” and “Pride & Prejudice,” opening in the UK on 25 September 2026, a month before its US debut on 16 October.
Oakley told Vogue she wants to discard the “fetishisation” of Regency life and focus on ordinary people.
The screenplay notes the Dashwoods receive £500 a year, while the trailer shows Edward Ferrars asking, adding tension absent from Austen’s text.

History

Historical Context

Ang Lee’s 1995 adaptation of Jane Austen’s *Sense and Sensibility*—backed by Columbia Pictures, starring Emma Thompson (who won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay) and grossing $135 million worldwide—sparked a mid-1990s revival of Austen films, the first English-language version in over fifty years. That success paved the way for Georgia Oakley’s 2026 version, which again foregrounds ordinary lives over Regency glamour.

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Edgar-Jones Leads

Sense and Sensibility opens in U.S. theaters on October 16, 2026.
Georgia Oakley directs and Diana Reid writes the screenplay.
Daisy Edgar-Jones stars as Elinor Dashwood and George MacKay plays Edward Ferrars in his first leading-man role.
The first trailer premiered on June 25, 2026, depicting the Dashwood women’s financial struggles and romances.

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