First look: Dakota Johnson's 'Persuasion' is a stylish, subversive new take on Jane Austen

Director Carrie Cracknell hopes their playfully witty riff on ‘Persuasion’—coming to Netflix in July—will introduce Austen’s tale to a whole new generation.

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