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New Sense and Sensibility film

Pop culture · Heat 1.7 / 10 · 4 shows · 46m airtime

A new film adaptation of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, directed by Georgia Oakley from a screenplay by Diana Reid and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor and Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne, opened in theaters on October 20, 2026. Coverage compares it to Ang Lee and Emma Thompson's 1995 version, noting its faster pace and its foregrounding of the Dashwood family's shabby cottage and lost status, which the earlier film keeps off screen. The discussion now centers on that earthier emphasis and on the sisters' lack of agency, with the 1995 film as the standing point of contrast. Creed-Miles, who plays the younger sister, is Samantha Morton's daughter.

How 4 podcasts covered it

  1. Entertainment Tonight, 2026-10-17 (19:26 to 21:03)
    Retells the cast tribute to the 1995 film
    Vault-clip segment on the new adaptation's cast paying tribute to the 1995 film, with Emma Thompson and a 19-year-old Kate Winslet. Retells the casting and the Austen-is-timeless angle; stays inside the coverage already on the record.
  2. Pop Culture Happy Hour, 2026-10-20 (0:47 to 8:13)
    Reviews the new film against the 1995 version
    Reviews the new Sense and Sensibility adaptation against the 1995 Ang Lee film, praising its muddy, earthy look and the sisters' relationship, and noting its emphasis on the Dashwood family's financial fall and the sisters' lack of agency.
    New angle: The new adaptation foregrounds the Dashwood family's shabby cottage and lost status, which the 1995 film keeps off screen.
  3. Pop Culture Happy Hour, 2026-10-20 (9:35 to 21:49)
    Recaps the adaptation's Austen lineage
    Long segment on the new adaptation's Austen lineage: the 1970s TV first, the 1995 film, the pending Netflix Pride and Prejudice, age-fudging, and Fiona Shaw's Mrs. Jennings. It retells the earthy, tactile read the panel already put on the record.
  4. The Big Picture, 2026-10-20 (34:22 to 53:43)
    Reviews the adaptation against the 1995 film
    Reviews the new adaptation against the 1995 Ang Lee film, faulting its dim natural lighting, soft focus and slow pacing, and crediting Esme Creed-Miles while finding Daisy Edgar-Jones underused. Names the director and screenwriter and reads the film as Bronte-ified Austen.
    New angle: Georgia Oakley directed the new film and Diana Reid wrote the screenplay.
  5. Las Culturistas with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang, 2026-10-23 (46:44 to 52:15)
    Adds the Creed-Miles and Morton casting lineage
    Walks through the plot of the new adaptation and the 1995 film, praising both casts and casting the hosts as the two sisters. Adds one piece of casting lineage: Esmé Creed-Miles is Samantha Morton's daughter.
    New angle: Esmé Creed-Miles, who plays the younger sister, is Samantha Morton's daughter.
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