Jumping effortlessly between drama to comedy, musicals to harrowing, personal horror, Emily Mortimer has had an eclectic career in film and television. With Amazon’s “The Pursuit of Love” (also a BBC co-production) starring Lily James, Mortimer takes on a new challenge with her first-ever directing gig for all three episodes. Credited also as a writer of the series and appearing in her own small role, Mortimer’s handprints are all over the final product.

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Based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Nancy Mitford, Emily Mortimer’s “The Pursuit of Love” is a breezy, swirling look at the romantic lives of two upper-crust British cousins in between WWI and WWII. The first of three novels featuring the two characters, this miniseries adaptation keeps the format of the novels as Fanny Logan (Emily Beecham) narrates the story, focusing mostly on the romantic adventures of her beloved cousin Linda Radlett (Lily James).

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While film is getting an expected bump this month with an increasing number of titles debuting in theaters, television has remained relatively consistent. We still have two episodes left of “Loki” left to spark conversation and the nominations for the 2021 Emmys are right around the corner, due to be announced on July 13.

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As we all scramble to catch up on the shows we’ve missed that will likely receive nominations (“Mare of Easttown” for me), there will be plenty of new shows to entertain us as we wait—or at least fuel some form of heated discourse.

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While it’s already premiered in the U.K., the BBC‘s romantic drama, “The Pursuit of Love,” is coming to Amazon this summer. There’s great talent attached to this one too. The miniseries was written and directed by Emily Mortimer based on the novel of the same name by Nancy Mitford, and it stars Lily James (“Rebecca,” “Baby Driver“) and Emily Beecham (“Little Joe,” “Cruella“).

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Lily James is an actress that truly seems like she’s on the precipice of being a massive star. She’s had a number of prominent roles in big films, such as her most well-known performance in “Baby Driver” and her recent starring role in Ben Wheatley’s “Rebecca.” But she has yet to fully break out in a massive way. Perhaps that’s what will happen after “The Pursuit of Love?”

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As seen in the trailer for the new British series, “The Pursuit of Love” is based on Nancy Mitford’s novel of the same name and follows James as a young charismatic woman, Linda Radlett.

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