Taylor Swift Is ‘the Voice of a Generation’ in Hallmark Channel’s An American in Austen Sneak Peek (Exclusive)

Nothing is immune to the Taylor Swift effect. Not even Hallmark movies set in the Regency era.

Taking a peek at Loveuary’s Saturday night debut, The American in Austenlibrarian and writer Harriet (Eliza Bennett) makes a special request after being transported from the present day to the center of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

Looking out the window with the intention of praying, Harriet begins, “It’s me. Hi,” before laughing to herself and finishing a line from Swift’s song, “Anti-Hero.” “I’m the problem, that’s me.”

As an aside, she adds, “She really is the voice of a generation,” and pauses to reflect on Swift’s talent. “I’ll get back to it,” she says, before turning to the sky and admitting, “I messed up and I really don’t know how to fix it.”

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Eliza Bennett in Hallmark Channel’s ‘An American in Austen’ and Taylor Swift.

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In the film, Harriet believes that no real man can compare to Mr. Darcy—and she gets a chance to find out if that’s true when she can’t respond to her boyfriend’s proposal, falls asleep in the back of a taxi, and wakes up. in England at the beginning of the 19th century. Thrown into the middle of Austen’s classic story, she manages to catch Mr. Darcy’s eye when he should be watching Elizabeth – so he’s not wrong when he says she “messed it all up”.

“I thought the answer to everything was Mr. Darcy, that one day some man would just walk into my life and make everything perfect,” says Harriet. “But maybe love isn’t about finding the magic puzzle piece or writing the perfect book. Maybe it’s about the moments between the pages.”

Ultimately, Harriet must choose between the real Mr. Darcy—or her real man back home in the 21st century.

Hallmark Channel’s ‘An American in Austen’.

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The American in Austen is the third in a series of four Hallmark Channel “Loveuary” movies celebrating Jane Austen. The series continues on February 24 with a fresh look Reason and feelings stars Deborah Ayorinde, Bethany Antonia, Dan Jeannotte and Akil Largie, and designs the costumes Project runway Kara Sauna alum.

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The American in Austen premieres Saturday, January 17 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the Hallmark Channel.

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