ITV are bringing us a brand new adaptation of William Makepeace Thackeray’s classic 1848 novel, Vanity Fair, and the seven-part drama now has a first little teaser trailer, which you can watch below…
Starring Ready Player One’s leading lady Olivia Cooke as heroine Becky Sharp, this new adaptation was written by Gwyneth Hughes (Dark Angel, Miss Austen Regrets) and is being directed by James Strong (Broadchurch).
Hughes’ adaptation “is set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, and follows Becky Sharp as she attempts to claw her way out of poverty and scale the heights of English Society. Her story of ‘villainy, crime, merriment, lovemaking, jilting, laughing, cheating, fighting and dancing’, takes her all the way to the court of King George IV, via the Battle of Waterloo, breaking hearts and losing fortunes as she goes.”
“Vanity Fair feels like the perfect classic to adapt for ITV, and Gwyneth Hughes’ stunning scripts bring the novel to life in a way that will really connect with a modern audience,” remarked ITV’s Head Of Drama, Polly Hill. “The question was always who would be our perfect Becky Sharp and that is undoubtedly Olivia Cooke! So we are thrilled she has agreed to play Becky, in what promises to be a very exciting new drama for ITV.”
More as we get it.
Vanity Fair air date
We’ve not been offered an air date for Vanity Fair yet, but filming got underway in September, 2017. So, soon!