Playground, BBC, and PBS have revealed a first look image for the upcoming adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s classic novel Little Women featuring Amy March (Kathryn Newton), Meg March (Willa Fitzgerald), Jo March (Maya Hawke), and Beth March (Annes Elwy); take a look below…
Set against the backdrop of a country divided, the story follows the four March sisters: Jo, played by newcomer Maya Hawke, Meg, played by Willa Fitzgerald (Scream: The TV Series, Misfortune), Beth, played by Annes Elwy (Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams) and Amy, played by Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies, Halt and Catch Fire), on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother Marmee (BAFTA Award-winner Emily Watson) while their father is away at war, and accompanied by the charming boy next door Laurie Laurence (Jonah Hauer-King), the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from gender roles to sibling rivalry, first love, loss and marriage.
Academy Award-winner Dame Angela Lansbury (Murder, She Wrote, The Manchurian Candidate) plays the cantankerous Aunt March and BAFTA-Award winner Michael Gambon (Harry Potter, Churchill’s Secret) takes on the role of their benevolent neighbour Mr. Laurence.
Originally published October 10, 2017. Updated April 18, 2018.
