Aimee Lou Wood to Star in ‘Jane Eyre’ Series From Working Title

Brontë fever has officially hit Hollywood.

Following the success of Emerald Fennell’s bodice-ripping take on Emily Brontë’s “Wuthering Heights,” Aimee Lou Wood is set to lead a series adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s “Jane Eyre” from Working Title. “Succession” writer Miriam Battye is penning the script and a U.K. broadcaster is in advanced talks to board the project.

The 1847 novel — which was considered revolutionary for its first-person narrative style and approach to class, sexuality and female independence — follows the titular heroine as she grows into adulthood and falls for the brooding Mr. Rochester. The last major TV adaptation of “Jane Eyre” was in 2006, starring Ruth Wilson, while Cary Joji Fukunaga last adapted it for the big screen in 2011 starring Mia Wasikowska and Michael Fassbender.

English actress Wood broke out in the Netflix series “Sex Education” before starring in the last season of “The White Lotus” alongside Walton Goggins. That role earned her critical and commercial acclaim, resulting in nominations at the Emmys, Golden Globes and SAG’s Actor Awards.

U.K. production powerhouse Working Title is currently working on a film adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility” starring Daisy Edgar-Jones. Its other credits are a rom-com hall of fame including “Love Actually,” the “Bridget Jones” films, “About Time,” 2005’s “Pride and Prejudice” starring Keira Knightley and 2020’s “Emma” with Anya Taylor-Joy. Working Title’s most recent TV production was Lena Dunham’s Netflix series “Too Much” starring Meg Stalter and Will Sharpe.

Deadline Hollywood was the first to report Wood’s casting.