FIONA GLASCOTT, BELINDA BROMILOW, AND EMMA SHIPP, JOIN THE CAST OF NETFLIX'S NEW LIMITED-SERIES ADAPTATION OF "THE AGE OF INNOCENCE"
Hayley Mills, Ryan Morgan, Will Tudor, John Light, Steven Pacey,
Kel Matsena, Lucia Balordi, Elly Roberts, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Anna Madeley and Michael Cochrane also set to appear in the series
Created and Executive Produced by Emma Frost and
Executive Produced by Chernin Entertainment
· Today, Netflix announced Fiona Glascott (Julia, Brooklyn, Fantastic Beasts), Belinda Bromilow (The Great, The Roses) and Emma Shipp (Rivals, What it Feels Like For a Girl), join the cast of the new limited-series adaptation of Edith Wharton's Pulitzer-prize winning novel The Age of Innocence as series regulars.
· Additional cast announced include: Hayley Mills (Trap, Arthur's Whisky), Ryan Morgan (Mix Tape, The Mongoose), Will Tudor (Industry, Wolf Hall), John Light (Around The World in 80 Days, Showtrial), Steven Pacey (Mobland, Nuremberg), Kel Matsena (Mad Heidi, Mix Tape), Lucia Balordi (A Testa Alta), Elly Roberts (Sex Education, Black Cake), Jack Cutmore-Scott (Buffy, Frasier), Anna Madeley (1949 - upcoming, All Creatures Great, Small) and Michael Cochrane (Downton Abbey, Sharpe).
· Character Descriptions:
· Fiona Glascott as Augusta Welland, May's mother; maternal, loving and traditional. SERIES REGULAR.
· Belinda Bromilow as Adeline Archer, Newland's mother; an independent, well-informed widow who prefers solitude. SERIES REGULAR.
· Emma Shipp as Janey Archer, Newland's sister who is unmarried but desperately wants to change that. SERIES REGULAR.
· Hayley Mills as Louisa Van Der Luyden, Adeline's cousin who is an influential and regal member of New York society. SUPPORTING.
· Ryan Morgan as Lawrence Lefferts, Newland's snide, yet sociable friend. SUPPORTING.
· Will Tudor as Sillerton Jackson, Friend of Newland who is lofty and a gossip with secrets of his own. SUPPORTING.
· John Light as Mr. Lovell Mingott, May's and Ellen's uncle who is moral, pious, and community-minded. SUPPORTING.
· Steven Pacey as Judge John Welland, May's father. Augusta's husband. Ellen's uncle. A judge. He is learned, frail, accomplished, absent, selfish and unemotional. SUPPORTING.
· Kel Matsena as Ned Winsett, A working class hero who is a friend of Newland and editor at a radical women's magazine. SUPPORTING.
· Lucia Balordi as Nastasia, Ellen's ladies' maid who has become a close friend and confidant. SUPPORTING.
· Elly Roberts as Edith Mingott, sweet and unassuming cousin to May and Ellen. SUPPORTING.
· Jack Cutmore-Scott as Julius Beaufort, an arrogant new money banker at the center of New York society with an interest in Ellen. SUPPORTING.
· Anna Madeley as Aunt Medora, Ellen's lively, amoral aunt and former guardian. SUPPORTING.
· Michael Cochrane as Henry Van Der Luyden, Descendant from British royalty he is, regal, removed, old-fashioned and Cousins of Adeline Archer. SUPPORTING.
· Previously Announced Cast Includes:
· Camila Morrone as Ellen Olenska, May's intelligent and independent cousin, who returns to New York after a failed marriage to Count Stanislas Olenski, a Polish nobleman. A free spirit who is playful, smart, and strong-willed, yet carries conflict and guilt surrounding her new position in society. SERIES REGULAR.
· Kristine Froseth as May Welland, is a kind and genuine woman who is a product of her class in society. Traditional, a rule follower and believer in the status quo, but not without rebellion. SERIES REGULAR.
· Ben Radcliffe as Newland Archer is a handsome, progressive and intelligent society gentleman, Newland craves a deeper and more passionate connection to the world and someone in it. SERIES REGULAR.
· Margot Martindale as Mrs. Manson-Mingott May and Ellen's grandmother, who is entertaining, scurrilous, defiant, capricious and stubborn. SERIES REGULAR.
· Format: Limited-Series
· Logline: Based on Edith Wharton's classic novel of forbidden love in 19th century New York, The Age Of Innocence is a passionate and heart-rending will-they/won't-they love triangle exploring themes of freedom, duty, identity and love in all its forms. This fresh take is true to Wharton's novel but will speak to a new generation as we traverse the ballrooms and bedrooms of these young people, asking the question what is love - and what is lust? And should we ultimately be driven by our heads or by our hearts?
· Showrunner/Writer/Executive Producer: Emma Frost (The White Queen, The White Princess, Jamaica Inn, Shameless)
· Executive Producers: Peter Chernin, Jenno Topping, Tracey Cook (Chernin Entertainment), Shannon Murphy and Pavlina Hatoupis
· Executive Producer and Director of Episodes 1-3: Shannon Murphy (Dying for Sex, Babyteeth)
· Other Directors include: Lisa Bruhlmann (Killing Eve) and Natalia Leite (The Handmaid's Tale)
· Since its publication in 1920, The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton has remained a constant in the global "classics", and considered by many as the first true, American society novel. The book won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, making Wharton the first woman to win the prize. The 1993 Martin Scorsese feature adaptation earned a number of critical Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Academy Awards nominations and wins.
· Netflix has a proven track record in adapting books to the screen where shows and movies become culture-defining moments that spark new fandoms, expand worlds, and impact trends across music, fashion, and retail. Examples include The Perfect Couple, 3 Body Problem, Ripley, Leave the World Behind and The Queen's Gambit among many others.
· The Age of Innocence is Netflix's latest project with Chernin Entertainment which most recently includes Back in Action, starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx and currently ranks #6 on the Most Popular Films List; The Madness, starring Colman Domingo; the upcoming thriller Apex, starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton; sci-fi thriller 11817 starring Greta Lee and Wagner Moura; Fear Street: Prom Queen, the latest installment of the Fear Street franchise; and Man on Fire, the upcoming series based on the books by A.J. Quinnell, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.
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