New Sense and Sensibility film trailer released

The first trailer for a new film adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” has been released, with the movie scheduled to open in U.S. theaters on October 16, 2026. The Focus Features production stars Daisy Edgar-Jones as the sensible Elinor Dashwood and Esmé Creed-Miles as her passionate sister Marianne.

Directed by Georgia Oakley, known for her award-nominated debut “Blue Jean,” the film is described as an “irresistible new take” on Austen’s iconic 1811 novel. The screenplay was adapted by bestselling author Diana Reid. The story follows the Dashwood sisters and their widowed mother, who are forced to leave their family estate in Sussex after the father’s death and navigate love, loss, and financial insecurity in Georgian-era England.

The ensemble cast includes Caitríona Balfe as Mrs. Dashwood, George MacKay as Edward Ferrars, Frank Dillane as John Willoughby, Herbert Nordrum as Colonel Brandon, Bodhi Rae Breathnach as Margaret Dashwood, and Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Jennings. The project is produced by Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner of Working Title Films, the studio behind previous Austen adaptations like the 2005 “Pride & Prejudice” and the 2020 “Emma.”