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Netflix has set February 18, 2027 as the premiere date for The Age of Innocence, its eight-episode limited series based on Edith Wharton’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. The streamer announced the date on November 10 alongside first-look photos of stars Camila Morrone, Kristine Froseth and Ben Radcliffe. All eight episodes will be released at once.
It’s the first screen adaptation of the 1920 novel since Martin Scorsese’s 1993 film, and Netflix is positioning it as a lush, romantic period piece for a new generation of viewers.
What is The Age of Innocence about?
The story is set in the rigid high society of 1870s New York. Newland Archer, a well-bred young lawyer, is engaged to the proper and sheltered May Welland. His carefully planned life is thrown off course when May’s cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska, returns to New York after her marriage collapses, carrying a whiff of scandal that the city’s old families can’t stop whispering about. Archer falls for Ellen, and the series follows the painful collision of desire, duty and reputation.
Netflix describes the show as a “contemporary reimagining” of Wharton’s tale of forbidden love, exploring freedom, identity and love in all its forms, which suggests a fresher take than a straight costume drama.
The Age of Innocence cast
- Camila Morrone as Countess Ellen Olenska
- Kristine Froseth as May Welland
- Ben Radcliffe as Newland Archer
- Margo Martindale as Mrs. Manson Mingott
- Fiona Glascott, Belinda Bromilow, Emma Shipp and John Light
- Hayley Mills, Kel Matsena, Lucia Balordi and Steven Pacey also appear, per Netflix Tudum
Morrone is coming off Netflix’s horror series Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, which premiered in March 2026. Froseth is best known for The Buccaneers, another adaptation of an Edith Wharton novel.
Who is making the series?
Emma Frost wrote all eight episodes and serves as showrunner. Shannon Murphy (Babyteeth) directs episodes 1 through 3 and executive produces, with Lisa Brühlmann directing episodes 4 through 6 and Natalia Leite handling the final two. Peter Chernin and Jenno Topping of Chernin Entertainment are among the executive producers. The series was filmed in Prague, according to the Prague Reporter.
How it compares to the 1993 movie
Scorsese’s film starred Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer and Winona Ryder, earned five Oscar nominations and won for costume design. With eight hours instead of two, Netflix’s version has room to expand the supporting cast and May’s inner life, which the book largely shows through Archer’s eyes.
Is there a trailer?
Not yet. Netflix has released only stills so far, so a teaser is likely closer to February. Until then, Netflix’s awards-season slate includes Danny Boyle’s Ink and David Fincher’s The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth.
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Sources: Netflix Tudum, Deadline via Yahoo, UPI, Tom + Lorenzo, Wikipedia