'Age of Innocence' limited series in the works at Netflix

Daniel Day-Lewis starred in the 1993 film, "The Age of Innocence." Netflix is now working on a limited series based on Edith Wharton's book. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Daniel Day-Lewis starred in the 1993 film, "The Age of Innocence." Netflix is now working on a limited series based on Edith Wharton's book. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo

April 24 (UPI) -- Netflix has announced plans for a limited series based on Edith Wharton's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Age of Innocence.

No casting or premiere date has been revealed yet, however.

The story follows a love triangle among the wealthy society members of 19th-century New York.

Emma Frost -- whose credits include The White Queen and Shameless -- will be the show-runner for the series, which explores "themes of freedom, duty, identity and love in all its forms," according to the streaming service.

The Age of Innocence was previously adapted as a film three times, most recently by Martin Scorsese in 1993. Daniel Day-Lewis, Winona Ryder and Michelle Pfeiffer co-starred.

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