Based on Wharton's novel of forbidden love in 19th-century New York, The Age of Innocence follows a passionate and heartrending will they, won't they love triangle while exploring themes of freedom, duty, identity, and love in all its forms. The new take promises to be true to Wharton's novel but will speak to a new generation as it traverses the ballrooms and bedrooms of its young characters, asking what is love — and what is lust. And should we ultimately be driven by our heads, or by our hearts?