Name: Jane Austen: Rise of a Genius
Released: 2025-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Juliet Stevenson

TV Show · Documentary · Biography

The incredible story of a young woman who ripped up the rulebook and reinvented the novel. Famous faces celebrate her remarkable life and beloved stories that still resonate today.

2025 · 57m

Starring Juliet Stevenson

Director Ali Naushahi

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

At 17, Jane Austen lives in Steventon, Hampshire, with her large family. Surrounded by her father's library of 500 books, she immerses herself in literature and begins crafting the witty, observant stories that would one day make her a beloved writer.
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

At 27, Jane Austen rejects a secure marriage to pursue writing. After her father's death leaves the family in hardship, her brother offers them Chawton Cottage, where stability rekindles her creativity and leads to Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice.
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

In 1814, at 38, Jane Austen has published Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Mansfield Park, gaining modest success. When a lawsuit threatens her family's home, she turns once more to her craft, beginning her most ambitious novel yet, Emma.