What to know
Persuasion is a period drama based on the novel by Jane Austen of the same name. It was released by Netflix on July 15, 2022. Directing the film is theatre veteran Carrie Cracknell from a screenplay written by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow.
The film stars Dakota Johnson as Anne Elliot and Cosmo Jarvis in the role of Frederick Wentworth. Additional casting for Persuasion includes Henry Golding, Richard E. Grant, Nikki Amuka-Bird and Suki Waterhouse. The Jane Austen novel adaptation will be distributed by Netflix and was shot on location in Jane Austens home city of Bath in the UK. Persuasion was released on Netflix on June 15, 2022.