Succession star Sarah Snook will star in Persuasion, an adaptation of Jane Austen’s final novel that Mahalia Belo is directing for Searchlight.
Alison Own and Debra Hayward, whose credits range from Sufragette to How to Build a Girl,are producing via their Monumental Pictures banner.
BBC Films is co-financing the drama. Persuasion, a romance of second chances, tells the story of Anne Elliot who, many years after refusing the proposal of young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, finds herself navigating the waters of English society when Wentworth returns from war a wealthy and decorated Captain.
As Anne ponders missed opportunities, she must consider her own regrets and unwavering, possibly unrequited love. Snook will play Elliot.
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