The first trailer for Sense and Sensibility, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, has been released. Directed by Georgia Oakley and written by Diana Reid, the film is the newest adaptation of Jane Austin’s acclaimed novel. The film is the second English-language adaptation of Austin’s novel. The first, released in 1995, was directed by Ang Lee, written by and starring Emma Thompson. It is approximately the eighth screen adaptation overall of the story. The story, like Austin’s novel, follows the lives of the Dashwood Sisters as they navigate love, heartbreak, and poverty in late 18th-century England. The film’s synopsis, as taken from the description of this first trailer, is as follows:

“From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story of love and sisterhood starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles.”

In addition to Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles, the film also stars Caitríona Balfe, George MacKay, and Fiona Shaw. Producers of the film are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, India Flint, and Jo Wallett. Angela Moneke and Thea Paulett are Executive Producers.

Focus Features and Working Title will release Sense and Sensibility on October 16th. The trailer can be viewed below: