The mitford sisters documentary netflix release

We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Throughout much of the s and '40s, the Mitford siblings—six sisters and one less famous brother—were a source of international fascination. Their scandalous exploits—one sister jilted her husband, the Guinness heir, and their children to run away with British Union of Fascists founder Oswald Mosely , another became known as Hitler's "muse," a third declared herself a communist while fighting fascism in Spain—made them tabloid darlings, a highly-politicized pre-television version of the reality TV families of today.

Given that Nancy's fictionalized version of her family has been adapted to the small screen multiples times most recently in 's Lily James and Dominic West-starring version of Pursuit it seemed only a matter of time before the Mitfords themselves became the subject of a series, and that time has finally come. In June, BritBox announced that a new series centered on the Mitford sisters had official entered production.

Here's what we know about the series so far. Carter, who may be best known to fans as Prudence Featherington and also happens to be the daughter of The Crown 's Imelda Staunton and Downton Abbey 's Jim Carter will play the author whose stories helped rehabilitate her family's status as social pariahs. While no exact dates have been announced yet, the series will reportedly air in North America via BritBox International some time next year.

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