Aimee Lou Wood, known for her roles in The White Lotus and Sex Education, has been attached to star as the titular heroine in a new television adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's classic novel Jane Eyre. The project is being produced by Working Title and written by Miriam Battye, a writer from Succession. Advanced discussions are underway with a UK broadcaster to join the production.
Aimee Lou Wood is set to lead a fresh TV version of Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, playing the indomitable orphan heroine who navigates moral and emotional growth while seeking love, independence, and social equality in 19th-century England. The adaptation, penned by WGA Award winner Miriam Battye—who contributed to Succession—is being produced by the UK-based Working Title. Sources indicate advanced talks with a UK broadcaster to partner on the project.
The novel, celebrated for its ahead-of-its-time exploration of class, sexuality, religion, and feminism through Jane's individualistic and humorous perspective, has inspired numerous adaptations. The most recent major TV version featured Ruth Wilson in 2006, followed by films with Mia Wasikowska in 2011 directed by Cary Fukunaga and Charlotte Gainsbourg in Franco Zeffirelli's 1996 production. The upcoming series arrives ahead of the novel's 180th publication anniversary in 2027.
Wood, an Emmy nominee for her performance in season three of The White Lotus, is currently in post-production on the film Anxious People alongside Angelina Jolie. She was recently cast as Pattie Boyd, George Harrison's photographer wife, in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles cinematic event. Battye recently debuted her script for the feature Extra Geography at the Sundance Film Festival and is involved in Apple and A24’s series The Husbands, starring Juno Temple.
Working Title, known for projects like Bridget Jones and the recent Sense and Sensibility starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, is also collaborating with Lena Dunham on Netflix’s Too Much. Representatives for Working Title were not immediately available for comment.
Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights, meanwhile, is the subject of a current film adaptation featuring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.
