Dakota Johnson Goes Jane Austen In First Trailer For Netflix’s ‘Persuasion’

By Corey Atad. 14 Jun 2022 1:45 PM

A Jane Austen classic is coming to life.

On Tuesday, Netflix shared the first “Persuasion” trailer, starring Dakota Johnson as the highly independent Anne Elliot.

The teaser follows Anne as she gets caught in a love triangle with Cosmo Jarvis (Captain Frederick Wentworth) and Henry Golding (Mr. Elliot), with her insisting at the end of the clip: “Don’t let anyone tell you how to live, or who to love.”

Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot in “Persuasion”. Credit: Nick Wall/Netflix © 2022

“Living with her snobby family on the brink of bankruptcy, Anne Elliot is an unconforming woman with modern sensibilities,” the official description for the upcoming movie reads. “When Frederick Wentworth — the dashing one she let get away — crashes back into her life, Anne must choose between putting the past behind her or listening to her heart when it comes to second chances.”

Henry Golding as Mr. Elliot in “Persuasion”. Credit: Nick Wall/Netflix © 2022

The film is written by Alice Victoria Winslow and Ron Bass and directed by Carrie Cracknell.

Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot, Richard E. Grant as Sir Walter Elliot, Yolanda Kettle as Elizabeth Elliot in “Persuasion”. Credit: Nick Wall/Netflix © 2022

Nikki Amuka-Bird, Mia McKenna-Bruce and Richard E. Grant also star.

While Austen’s novel has been adapted a number of times for television and the stage, this marks the first time it has been adapted as a feature film.