Emma Corrin’Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman Join Netflix ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Limited Series

Pride and Prejudice is taking shape at Netflix. Yesterday, we got word that Jack Lowden was circling for an iconic role on a new British series adaptation of the classic Jane Austen novel. It’s been confirmed that he, Emma Corrin, and Olivia Colman will be joining him. 

The new series, which is scheduled to enter production in July 2025 in the UK, is described as a “faithful, classic adaptation of the novel”. Heartstopper’s Euros Lyn will direct it. The series is scheduled to have six episodes in total. As previously reported, Dolly Alderton is bringing the novel to life as a writer and an executive producer.

Let’s run through the cast then, who’s confirmed so far?

• Emma Corrin (Nosferatu, Black Mirror) will star as Elizabeth Bennet.
• Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Benediction) takes on the role of Mr Darcy.
• Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown) will be Mrs Bennet.

Mona Qureshi, who joined Netflix from the BBC back in 2022 and serves as one of Netflix UK’s drama series commissioners, said in a statement: “We are delighted to be sharing this beloved British classic with our global audience. Pride and Prejudice is the ultimate romantic comedy. Dolly’s fierce intelligence and enormous heart, twinned with her genuine love of the Austen novel means she is able to bring new insights, whilst celebrating all that the generations of fans hold so dear. The calibre of a cast led by Emma, Jack and Olivia is testament to this precious story being in the best possible hands with Euros Lyn and the team at Lookout Point at the helm.”

Emma Corrin, who can be seen in Netflix’s Lady Chatterley’s Lover and The Crown in addition to a big new role in Black Mirror Season 7 in the episode Hotel Reverie, will also serve as an executive producer on the series, the first time she’s held that title in her career. In a statement, the actress and EP said, “Playing Elizabeth Bennet is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To be able to bring this iconic character to life, alongside Olivia and Jack, with Dolly’s phenomenal scripts, is truly the greatest honour. I can’t wait for a new generation to fall in love with this story all over again.”

Finally, Alderton said, “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.”

More to come…