Before Maya Hawke made a name for herself in Stranger Things as Robin Buckley, she got her acting debut in a series based on an iconic classic novel, Little Women. Now fans have weeks left to watch the show on Netflix.
Based on the Louisa May Alcott novel of the same name, the BBC/PBS Masterpiece miniseries was added under a licensing agreement on Nov. 1, 2025, and now that agreement is coming to an end. All three episodes are leaving Netflix on Nov. 1, 2026, which makes Oct. 31 the last day you can watch them all. The great news is that as there are just three episodes, it’s the perfect weekend binge.
Hawke played Jo March, landing the role while she was attending Juilliard. In fact, she dropped out of the prestigious school after landing the role, with filming taking place in County Wicklow, Ireland, despite the story being set in Concord, Massachusetts. Her performance immediately captured the eye of Hollywood casting directors, leading to her Stranger Things fame.
She was joined by other future A-list celebrities, including Kathryn Newton, Willa Fitzgerald, and Jonah Hauer-King. It also included formidable actors, including Michael Gambon and Angela Lansbury, and it was adapted by Heidi Thomas, who is best known for creating Call the Midwife.
Little Women is a story about the March sisters, Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy. Set during the American Civil War, the sisters live in genteel poverty due to their father serving as a wartime chaplain, but it doesn’t stop them from living their dreams. The story takes them through young womanhood, pursuing passion, ambition, and their own happiness, although that also brings heartache and grief.
At the heart of the story is compassion. The sisters learn the values of family loyalty and self-sacrifice. It’s a timeless story that was based on some truth, with the four sisters being based on Alcott’s own life and her sisters. At first, Alcott didn’t intend to write a story about women and for women, but her own family needed the money, and so she created the fictionalized story of her own upbringing.
There is plenty of time to watch the three-episode miniseries before it leaves the streamer on Nov. 1.
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