Miss Austen: Get Trailer, Premiere Date for Masterpiece on PBS’ Heartbreaking Tale of Sisterly Love

“There is no greater comfort in this world than a sister,” says the first trailer for Masterpiece on PBS’ Miss Austen, premiering Sunday, May 4 at 9/8c.

Fittingly, 2025 marks the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

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Keeley Hawes (Bodyguard) stars as Cassandra, the sister of literary great Jane Austen, who infamously burned Jane’s letters after her death. But Miss Austen reimagines that tale as “a fascinating, witty and heartbreaking story of sisterly love.”

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Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones) meanwhile plays Cassandra’s friend Isabella, who is about to lose her home after her father’s death. “Cassandra wants to help Isabella, but she also wants to find a stash of her late sister Jane’s private letters that could ruin Jane’s reputation if they came out,” the official synopsis tells us.

The letters take Cassandra on a trip down memory lane, with flashbacks to her and Jane together as kids: “Finding a way to guide Isabella towards true happiness, Cassandra is finally able to understand and celebrate the sacrifices she chose to make for her brilliant sister, Jane.”

Joining Hawes and Leslie in the cast are Jessica Hynes (Years and Years), Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey), Kevin McNally (The Crown) and Max Irons (Condor).

Andrea Gibb (Call the MidwifeSanditon) penned the adaptation of Gill Hornby’s bestselling novel, with Aisling Walsh (Elizabeth Is Missing) serving as director.

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