We’re getting the first look at The Age of Innocence, Netflix‘s upcoming limited series based on Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The eight-episode series, starring Camila Morrone, Kristine Froseth and Ben Radcliffe, will premiere February 18 on the streamer. You can see several first-look photos above and below.
Based on Wharton’s classic story of forbidden love in 19th-century New York City, The Age of Innocence follows a passionate and heartrending will they, won’t they love triangle while exploring themes of freedom, duty, identity, and love in all its forms
Per Netflix, “the new adaptation promises to be true to Wharton’s novel, but will speak to a new generation as it traverses the ballrooms and bedrooms of its young characters, asking what love is — and what lust is. And, should we ultimately be driven by our heads or by our hearts?”
In addition to Morrone, Froseth and Radcliffe, series regulars include Fiona Glascott, Belinda Bromilow, Emma Shipp, John Light and Margo Martindale.,
Emma Frost (The White Queen, The White Princess) has penned the adaptation and serves as executive producer and showrunner on the Chernin Entertainment production.
“The title also refers to a world that’s lost its innocence,” Frost told Tudum.
Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping and Tracey Cook also executive produce for Chernin Entertainment, along with Pavlina Hatoupis. Shannon Murphy executive produces and directs the first three episodes. Directors also include Lisa Brühlmann (104-106) and Natalia Leite (107 & 108).
Wharton’s novel was notably adapted by Martin Scorsese in the 1993 Columbia Pictures film starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder. This marks a second Wharton adaptation for Froseth, who also stars in Apple TV’s The Buccaneers, based on the author’s final, unfinished novel. Season 3 of The Buccaneers can be expected next year as well.
Source: Deadline · Denise Petski
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