Keeley is set to portray Jane Austen's sister, Cassandra Austen, in the star-studded adaptation of Gill Hornby's novel, Miss Austen. The four-part series, scheduled for release on BBC One in 2025, will commemorate 250 years since the celebrated author's birth.

The BBC has released new pictures for Miss Austen, a star-studded production of Gill Hornby’s best-selling novel of the same name, produced by Bonnie Productions for MASTERPIECE, in association with the BBC.

Adapted from Gill Hornby's best-selling novel of the same name, the story is told from Cassandra Austen's perspective, the sister of Jane Austen, and is set decades after Jane's death in which an elderly Cassandra recalls her youth and relationship with her late sibling.

Phyllis Logan ( Downton Abbey, Shetland ), Max Irons ( Condor, The Wife ), and and Liv Hill ( The Serpent Queen, Elizabeth Is Missing) are also seen in their roles for the first time. Jessica Hynes (Life After Life, Years and Years), and Kevin McNally (The Crown, Ten Percent) also star across the costume drama.

Bodyguard and Line of Duty star Hawes takes on the lead role of Cassandra, who is described as "a character as captivating as any Austen heroine," while Leslie (Game of Thrones, Vigil) stars as Isabella Fowle, the niece of Cassandra's long-dead fiancé.

Slated for release in 2025, the four-part drama has been adapted from Gill Hornby's best-selling novel, which imagines the life of literary mystery, Cassandra Austen – Jane Austen's beloved older sister, who famously burned her letters.

The BBC has just revealed new images for Miss Austen, its much-anticipated adaptation of Gill Hornby’s acclaimed novel, starring Keeley Hawes as Cassandra Austen. This four-part drama will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2025, aligning with the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.