The New 'Sanditon' Trailer Promises Romance and Intrigue
As the U.S. premiere of Jane Austen drama Sanditon creeps closer, PBS has released a trailer that showcases the series' beautiful setting, spunky new heroine, and hints of romance.
Based on the eleven existing chapters of Austen's unfinished final novel of the same name, Sanditon tells the story of Charlotte Heywood, a "farmer's daughter who reads books" that trades in her small rural hometown for life in this up and coming seaside resort village.
The new teaser features several sweeping views of the gorgeous countryside and multiple meaningful glances between a variety of possible couples - Charlotte herself meets not one, but two, attractive and apparently eligible men. And Last Tango in Halfax star Anne Reid steals the show as Lady Denton, a character who feels almost as though she's been created solely to be the subject of GIFs and memes about the show. A rich woman who achieved her status by marrying well, Lady Denton is clearly meant to be the Dowager Countess of this particular series. (I'm not even entirely upset about htis fact, because it looks like Reid is having a great time.)
