Plot Synopsis

Based on Jane Austen's final work -- which was unfinished but later published -- SANDITON is a period drama where entrepreneurs, love interests, legacy hunters, hypochondriacs and medical mountebanks come together at a struggling resort aiming to be the next fashionable playground in early 1800s England. The story opens with a coach accident introducing Charlotte Heywood to Tom Parker and later his brother Sidney, commencing adventures in the struggling seaside resort of Sanditon. Aiming to seal a match for her nephew Edward, Lady Denham hosts a pineapple party for the West Indian heiress, Miss Lambe. Edward's beautiful relatives Esther and Clara complicate matters, while Charlotte and Sidney have an awkward confrontation. SANDITON had its U.S. premiere on Sunday, January 12, 2020 on PBS from 9-11pm (check local listings), with back-to-back episodes. PBS Passport subscribers could binge the entire eight-episode series starting the night of the U.S. premiere.

The sophomore season of SANDITON makes its U.S. debut on Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 9pm on PBS (check local listings). After the first season's finale left viewers hanging in suspense, the story continues with its high-spirited heroine, Charlotte Heywood, returning to the picturesque coastal resort of Sanditon and the companionship of her friend Georgiana Lambe. What adventures, scandals, intrigue and above all else -- romance -- await Miss. Heywood this season?
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Season 3 of SANDITON made its U.S. debut on Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 9pm on PBS (check local listings). With fiance in tow, Charlotte arrives back in Sanditon for Georgiana's 21st birthday party, but seeing Colbourne again leaves her feeling uncertain. Meanwhile, Georgiana receives a shocking threat, and Edward tries to prove he is a changed man.

Season 3 | Episode 1 (U.S. debut on March 19, 2023 @ 9pm): The first episode of Sanditon Season 3 sees Charlotte arrive back at the Regency era seaside resort -- fiance in tow -- for the society event of the year. Seeing Colbourne again leaves her feeling uncertain. Meanwhile, Georgiana receives a shocking threat to her fortune, and Edward tries to prove to Lady Denham that he is a changed man.

Season 3 | Episode 2 (U.S. debut on March 26, 2023 @ 9pm): Georgiana faces a nearly impossible task in trying to find a lawyer, but help arrives from a surprising place. Lady Denham accepts a new vision for the town and spars with an old flame. Arthur makes a new friend.

Season 3 | Episode 3 (U.S. debut on April 2, 2023 @ 9pm): Georgiana gets a surprise visit. Colbourne's shooting party goes ahead and Charlotte has to confront all that she's lost. Mary and Tom cross swords over his plans for the old town.

Season 3 | Episode 4 (U.S. debut on April 9, 2023 @ 9pm): Charlotte attempts to distance herself from Colbourne but as they are repeatedly thrown into each other's orbit, their chemistry rises. Meanwhile Georgiana is unravelling and makes a surprising decision to protect herself.

Season 3 | Episode 5 (U.S. debut on April 16, 2023 @ 9pm): Charlotte and Colbourne rush to Augusta's aid. Tom secures a financial investment...but is delivered some devastating news. And while love blossoms elsewhere, Arthur's heart is broken.

Season 3 | Episode 6 (U.S. debut on April 23, 2023 @ 9pm): Charlotte desperately wants to tell Colbourne the truth about her feelings, but a shocking revelation stops her in her tracks. Having opened her heart, Georgiana's worst fears are realized when she discovers she has been abandoned.