--- description: The Portlandia creator has been tapped to complete Nora Ephron's adaptation of the 2008 British miniseries title: Carrie Brownstein has been tapped to complete Nora Ephron's script for "Lost in Austen" image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt462d9fea59f5d373/69869e8913c79f7e2f1935b6/450910286.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _Portlandia_'s Carrie Brownstein to Complete Unfinished Nora Ephron Script by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 12:52 PM CUT  Carrie Brownstein attends the press room at the 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 19, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California. Carrie Brownstein attends the press room at the 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on June 19, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.Michael Tran--FilmMagic by [Megan Gibson](/author/megan-gibson/) ## Megan Gibson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 6, 2014 12:52 PM CUT _Portlandia_ co-creator and star Carrie Brownstein has been [hired to complete](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/portlandias-carrie-brownstein-finish-nora-723599 "undefined") the late Nora Ephron’s unfinished adapted script for _Lost in Austen._ The story follows Amanda, a modern day Brooklynite, who finds herself transported into the world of Jane Austen’s _Pride and Prejudice_. The original version appeared as a British miniseries, which aired in 2008. Ephron — who penned scripts for [_When Harry Met Sally_](http://time.com/2970018/when-harry-met-sally-25-year-anniversary/ "undefined"), _Julie & Julia_ and _You’ve Got Mail_, among others — died in 2012 after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia in 2006\. At the time of her death, she was developing the miniseries into a feature film for Columbia Pictures. Though Brownstein has served as a co-writer on _Portlandia_ since its 2011 debut, _Lost in Austen_ will mark her first time writing a feature film. Sam Mendes, whose company Neal Street Productions will co-produce the project, said in a statement to _The Hollywood Reporter_, “Carrie is smart and funny and original, and the project is very lucky to have her.” \[[_THR_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/portlandias-carrie-brownstein-finish-nora-723599 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3085867/carrie-brownstein-nora-ephron-lost-in-austen-adaptation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3085867/carrie-brownstein-nora-ephron-lost-in-austen-adaptation/"},"headline":"Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein to Complete Unfinished Nora Ephron Script","datePublished":"2014-08-06T12:52:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T09:31:33.947Z","description":"\"Lost in Austen\" will mark Carrie Brownstein's first time penning a feature film","url":"https://time.com/3085867/carrie-brownstein-nora-ephron-lost-in-austen-adaptation/","keywords":["movies","Television"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt462d9fea59f5d373/69869e8913c79f7e2f1935b6/450910286.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan Gibson","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/megan-gibson/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt462d9fea59f5d373/69869e8913c79f7e2f1935b6/450910286.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards - Press Room","caption":"4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards - Press Room","creditText":"Michael Tran--FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3085867/carrie-brownstein-nora-ephron-lost-in-austen-adaptation/","name":"Portlandia's Carrie Brownstein to Complete Unfinished Nora Ephron Script"}}]}] ```