It is novel love and loss as can be said about the novel loss. Louisa May Alcott, who embodied four of the sisters in this wonderful series, where we see these four sisters moving among all those civil rights in America to send a message of love and peace.
The casting is solid, with Emily Watson particularly affecting as Marmee. The star, though, is Maya Hawke, who captures the spirited Jo nicely as she grows into a committed writer and uncompromising lover.
It's equally exciting to watch the offspring of Beatrix Kiddo herself - Jo's portrayer Maya Hawke calls Uma Thurman "mom" - tear up a screen with her own defiant rage.
To its detriment, Little Women returns to the classic PBS Masterpiece style of being true to a piece of literature nearly to the point of drowning it in formaldehyde.