Netflix Pride & Prejudice: Corrin, Lowden Lead Fall
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- Netflix's six-episode Pride & Prejudice limited series is targeted for a fall release window, with no specific premiere date yet announced.
- Emma Corrin (Nosferatu, The Crown) will portray Elizabeth Bennet, with Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) stepping into the role of Mr. Darcy.
- Olivia Colman is cast as Mrs. Bennet and Rufus Sewell as Mr. Bennet, with Freya Mavor as Jane Bennet and Heartstopper alum Rhea Norwood as Lydia.
- Newcomers Hollie Avery and Hopey Parish will make their debut roles as Kitty and Mary Bennet, respectively.
- Dolly Alderton wrote the series and Euros Lyn (Heartstopper) directs, with Lookout Point producing and Lisa Osborne as producer.
- Supporting cast includes Louis Partridge as Mr. Wickham, Jamie Demetriou as Mr. Collins, Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine de Bourg, and Daryl McCormack as Mr. Bingley.
- A teaser trailer was released in February for the adaptation of Jane Austen's second novel, which the source frames as a tonal break from Joe Wright's 2005 Keira Knightley film.
Why it matters: For Netflix, a prestige Austen adaptation led by Corrin and Lowden bets on literary IP for its fall slate. The Alderton/Lyn creative team — known for Everything I Know About Love and Heartstopper — suggests a modern, character-driven tone over the sweeping romanticism of the 2005 Knightley film.
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