Netflix Releases Trailer for Pride and Prejudice Series

Netflix released a trailer on October 28 for its six-part limited-series adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, starring Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy. Netflix has scheduled the series to premiere on December 3, 2026. The trailer introduces the central relationship between Elizabeth and Darcy, whose early clashes give way to a romance. The adaptation follows the Bennet family and the social expectations facing the sisters, as in Austen’s novel, first published in 1813. Dolly Alderton wrote the series, and Euros Lyn directed it. Netflix’s announced cast also includes Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet, Rufus Sewell as Mr. Bennet and Freya Mavor as Jane Bennet. Jamie Demetriou plays Mr. Collins, Daryl McCormack plays Mr. Bingley, Louis Partridge plays Mr. Wickham and Rhea Norwood plays Lydia Bennet. Hopey Parish and Hollie Avery portray Mary and Kitty Bennet, respectively. The production is presented as a six-part adaptation, rather than a feature film. Alderton and Lyn are among its executive producers, alongside Corrin and producers associated with Lookout Point; Lisa Osborne is the producer. One account also describes the series as made by...