A lavishly photographed romantic period piece and a colorblind Jane Austen social satire: In 1818, two graduates of Mrs. Finch’s Ladies Academy are faced with a sudden dilemma. When Julia Thistlewaite (irresistible newcomer Zawe Ashton) sets her sights on eligible bachelor Jeremy Malcolm (Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù), he rejects her flirtations. Humiliated and furious, Julia vows revenge and enlists the aid of her old friend Selina Dalton (Freida Pinto). Mr. Malcolm keeps a callous, self-serving list of qualifications for a bride. So the girls form a list of their own, determined to give Mr. Malcolm a dose of his own arsenic. The list backfires, however, when Selina gets to know Mr. Malcolm and he doesn’t seem to be the rogue Julia described—Observer

“The charming performances make this a win for colourblind casting. On the list of period romcom requirements, the sweet love story ticks all the right boxes.”—Empire Magazine