'Age of Innocence' limited series in the works at Netflix
- Netflix has greenlit limited series adaptations of 'The Age of Innocence' by Edith Wharton and 'Unaccustomed Earth' by Jhumpa Lahiri, adding to its focus on classic novels.
- 'The Age of Innocence' won the 1921 Pulitzer Prize for fiction and has been adapted for the screen multiple times, including a famous film.
- 'Unaccustomed Earth' is described as a culturally vibrant drama about an Indian American community dealing with love and belonging.
- Nisha Ganatra will direct the first episode of 'Unaccustomed Earth.
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'The Age of Innocence' limited series coming to Netflix
Columbia Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images The Age of Innocence is being adapted into a limited series for Netflix. The streaming platform announced the news Wednesday, which fittingly happened to be World Book Day. Edith Wharton first published the classic novel in 1920. It made her the first woman to earn the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Now, Emma Frost will direct the new limited series adaptation to be streamed on Netflix. Fro…
‘Age of Innocence,’ ‘Unaccustomed Earth’ Series Adaptations Set at Netflix
Netflix is doubling down on adaptations of classic novels, with the streamer officially greenlighting series version of “The Age of Innocence” and “Unaccustomed Earth.” “The Age of Innocence” was written by Edith Wharton and was originally published in 1920. The limited series at Netflix is described as a “passionate and heart-rending will-they/won’t-they love triangle exploring […]
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