Netflix has countered any apathy towards yet another adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride & Prejudice by casting the triple-whammy of Emma Corrin (Nosferatu), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses), and Olivia Colman (The Favourite) in their forthcoming production.
Per Deadline’s report the trio will embody Elizabeth Bennet, Mr. Darcy and Mrs. Bennet, respectively, in the 6-part limited series.
This latest adaptation of the 1813 novel has been written by best-selling author Dolly Alderton (Ghosts) and will be directed by Euros Lyn (Heartstoppers). Frocks and white shirts are set to be donned when the series is filmed later this year.
The news comes as the 2005 version, which starred Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, celebrates its 20th anniversary. Although, surely the most beloved adaptation is the 1995 BBC TV series that launched Colin Firth’s career as the iconic Mr. Darcy.
For those of you who don’t know, or didn’t study English Literature in the U.K, Pride & Prejudice is a romantic novel set in 19th Century England, which focuses on the Bennet Family, and its five unmarried daughters. In particular Elizabeth, as she navigates the tricky societal expectations and her feelings for the pompous Mr. Darcy.
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