‘Sanditon’ Season 3 Review – A Feel-Good Final Series For The Fans

Say goodbye to Charlotte, Georgiana, and the other Sanditon characters with the third and final season on PBS.

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Sanditon sparked a movement and added to the pop culture conversation. No matter where your opinion lies about the show, for period drama fans, it became must-see entertainment.

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The show may not have risen to the level of quality one might expect from Jane Austen (this series is not really an adaptation, after all) – but it was a fun, enjoyable series full of escapism and romance.

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With Season 3, the writers and production team have, in good faith, created something special for period drama and Sanditon fans. The final season has all the romantic period drama trappings you could ever want. Credit: Courtesy of Joss Barratt Learn more

TOO DERIVATIVE?

However, what one viewer may perceive as an homage to Austen and previous period dramas, another might perceive as somewhat derivative, with some dialogue, characters, and plot points borrowing directly from Austen’s other novels, adaptations, or even other period dramas like Bridgerton. Credit: Courtesy of Joss Barratt Learn more

WILL YOU LOVE SEASON 3?

At the end of it all, if you love the Alexander and Charlotte romance, you will love Season 3. It will give you everything you could want or dream of this time: no horrible endings or rotten cliffhangers. Credit: Courtesy of Joss Barratt Learn more

WHAT I LOVED

There is much to love about the final season! The new characters are entertaining and a breath of fresh air. Credit: Courtesy of Joss Barratt Learn more

OVERALL THOUGHTS

It was a show that reminded the world that Janeites and period drama fans are passionate and worth paying attention to. The series also brought much-needed diversity to the period drama genre. Credit: Courtesy of Joss Barratt Learn more

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