‘The Other Elliot Sister’ Heads Up BritBox’s ‘Austen Untold’
When in doubt, make it an anthology series.
The success of The Other Bennet Sister has prompted the BBC and BritBox to look for other unlikely Austen heroines, starting with The Other Elliot Sister, which will follow the eldest sister of Anne Elliot from Jane Austen’s Persuasion.
As we noted when the series was first mentioned at the 2026 Edinburgh TV Festival, author Janice Hadlow, who wrote The Other Bennet Sister, saw the success of her first series and decided she needed to write a follow-up novel. Bad Wolf picked up the rights to adapt The Other Elliot Sister. forthwith, with plans to air it on the BBC. (In short: when in doubt, make it an anthology series.)
The official greenlight also confirms that BritBox is taking the rights to air the new series in the U.S. The two series will be grouped under a new anthology title, Austen Untold, suggesting plans for further Austen siblings to get their own shows down the line.
Jane Tranter, CEO of Bad Wolf, said in a statement, “Elizabeth Elliot is an intriguing figure at the edges of Persuasion – someone we know just enough about to wonder what might be going on beneath the surface…. We’re delighted to be returning to the world of Jane Austen with the BBC and BritBox, and to bring another overlooked character to the center of her own story.”
Here’s the series’ current logline:
Persuasion was the final novel completed by author Jane Austen – published six months after her death. The story focuses on Anne Elliot, whose family moves to Bath to reduce their debt by renting their estate to an admiral and his wife. The Other Elliot Sister will build on the approach established by The Other Bennet Sister, placing Elizabeth Elliot, a character confined to the margins, at the heart of her own story.
No cast has been confirmed yet, but with filming not expected to start until early 2027, we expect the ensemble to be announced in due course.
As expected, Sarah Quintell, who wrote nine of The Other Bennet Sister’s ten episodes, will adapt the novel, once again working closely with Hadlow to create another 10-episode series. Quintrell and Hadlow executive produce, along with Tranter, Kate Crowther & Becca Kinder for Bad Wolf; Robert Schildhouse, Jon Farrar & Jess O’Riordan for BritBox; and Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC.
The Other Elliot Sister is expected to arrive on bookshelves in 2027, and follow on the BBC and BritBox.
The Other Bennet Sister
The Other Bennet Sister three-part Christmas special will arrive on the BBC and BritBox in December 2026. All episodes of the original series are streaming now.
