Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’ Tries to Have It All

Netflix’s 'Persuasion' Tries to Have It All

The banner year for onscreen Jane Austen adaptations will always be 1995. That year, the BBC aired Andrew Davies’s Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle, a pitch-perfect, six-episode version of Austen’s novel that remains one of the best miniseries in the broadcaster’s history. That same year also saw the release of Amy … Read more

Dakota Johnson in the trailer for Netflix’s Persuasion

Dakota Johnson in the trailer for Netflix's Persuasion

Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliott Image: Nick Wall/Netflix With the arrival of Netflix’s trailer for its adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Dakota Johnson proves she was always meant to lead a period piece, as she effortlessly melds into the romantic world. Johnson leads Persuasion as Anne Elliot, who finds herself caught between the demands of … Read more