Aimee Lou Wood, well known for her role as Aimee Gibbs in Netflix’s Sex Education, is set to star in the next big Brontë sister adaptation.
Wood has made a name for herself since her role in Sex Education, with her going on to star in HBO’s The White Lotus and is soon to portray Pattie Boyd in the upcoming Beatles biopic.
The upcoming production is being developed by the company Working Title, with Succession’s story editor Miriam Battye creating a new adaptation of the novel. Rather than the typical film format favoured by previous adaptations, this project will be a TV series. With the bildungsroman novel being published by Charlotte Brontë in 1847, there have been many successful es on the classic. However, the latest release was back in 2011, which leaves a perfect opportunity for a fresh and modern perspective of the famous story.
Emerald Fennell recently, and somewhat controversially amongst literature fans, modernised her adaptation of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights. Her take on the younger sister’s novel leaves viewers to wonder what direction Battye’s adaptation will take. Modern discussions of the novel have considered Jane Eyre to be one of the earliest feminist works, so it will be interesting to see how Battye translates this into current media.
Jane Eyre is not the only 19th century novel being adapted onto our screens in 2026, with Normal People’s Daisy Edgar-Jones starring in an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, as well as Netflix’s upcoming adaptation of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, written by author Dolly Alderton. The rise in adaptations of feminist classics since the 2019 release of Little Women has brought a fresh perspective to classic literature whilst encouraging young readers to delve into the classics.
Whilst very little has been announced about the new adaptation, including who will portray the infamous Mr. Rochester, the combination of both Aimee Lou Wood and Miriam Battye’s talent indicates how highly anticipated it will be.
Words by Ella Clarke
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