Another day, another adaptation! Netflix is in its classic romance era: Filming is officially underway for the streamer’sPride and Prejudiceminiseries, and next on the docket is Edith Wharton’sTheAge of Innocence,a love story set in Gilded Age New York.
LikePride and Prejudice,The Age of Innocencehas made its way to the screen a number of times.Martin Scorseseadapted itin 1993withDaniel Day-Lewis,Michelle Pfeiffer,Winona Ryder, andMiriam Margolyesin the lead roles. Over three decades later, Netflix revealed that it would make its own version of Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. We didn’t know who was attached to the project — until now.