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Netflix today announced that production is now underway on Pride and Prejudice, the new 6-part limited series. Written by Dolly Alderton (Everything I Know About Love) and directed by Euros Lyn (Heartstopper), Netflix says the series will be a faithful, classic adaptation of the novel.
Previously announced cast are Emma Corrin (Nosferatu) as Elizabeth Bennet, Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) as Mr. Darcy, and Olivia Colman (The Crown) as Mrs. Bennet.
The final casting includes: Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat) as Mr. Bennet, Freya Mavor (Marie Antoinette) as Jane Bennet, Rhea Norwood (Heartstopper) as Lydia, newcomers Hollie Avery and Hopey Parish in their debut roles of Kitty and Mary, Louis Partridge (Enola Holmes) as Mr. Wickham, Siena Kelly (Black Mirror) as Caroline Bingley, Jamie Demetriou (The Afterparty) Mr. Collins, Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve) as Lady Catherine de Bourg, and Daryl McCormack (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) as Mr. Bingley.
The cast will also include Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts) as Mrs. Gardiner, Sebastian Armesto (Gangs of London) as Mr. Gardiner, Rosie Cavaliero (KAOS) as Lady Lucas, Saffron Coomber (Three Little Birds) as Mrs. Hurst, James Dryden (Deadpool) as Mr. Hurst, Justin Edwards (The Thick Of It) as Sir William Lucas, James Northcote (The Last Kingdom) as Colonel Forster, Eloise Webb (The Queen’s Gambit) as Harriet Forster, and Isabella Sermon (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) as Georgiana Darcy.
Writer and Executive Producer Dolly Alderton previously told Netflix, “Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story and I feel very lucky that I get to be a part of it. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is the blueprint for romantic comedy – it has been a joy to delve back into its pages to find both familiar and fresh ways of bringing this beloved book to life. With Euros Lyn directing our stellar cast, I am so excited to reintroduce these hilarious and complicated characters to those who count Pride and Prejudice as their favourite book, and those who are yet to meet their Lizzie and Mr Darcy.”
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