From The Hollywood Reporter · Lily Ford · · 1m 20s
Netflix's 'Pride and Prejudice' drops December 3
The six-part Austen adaptation stars Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman, and a full cast of familiar faces.
In brief
The six-part Austen adaptation stars Emma Corrin, Olivia Colman, and a full cast of familiar faces. Netflix's six-part Pride and Prejudice adaptation premieres December 3, with Emma Corrin as Lizzy Bennet and Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet. Originally reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
December 3 premiere date
Netflix's six-part Pride and Prejudice adaptation arrives December 3. The series brings Jane Austen's classic novel to screens with a fresh cast.
Dolly Alderton adapts the classic
Writer Dolly Alderton, known for Everything I Know About Love and Ghosts, penned the adaptation. She unveiled the full cast at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath.
Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet
Colman takes on the role of the anxious mother desperate to marry off her daughters. Rufus Sewell plays her husband, Mr. Bennet.
Emma Corrin leads as Lizzy
Corrin stars as the beloved protagonist Elizabeth Bennet. Jack Lowden plays the stony Mr. Darcy opposite her.
Louis Partridge plays Wickham
Partridge takes on the roguish Mr. Wickham, while Daryl McCormack appears as the doe-eyed Mr. Bingley.
Full ensemble cast revealed
Freya Mavor plays Jane Bennet, Jamie Demetriou is Mr. Collins, and Fiona Shaw appears as Lady Catherine de Bourgh. The Bennet sisters are rounded out by Rhea Norwood, Hopey Parish, and Hollie Avery.
The big picture
Netflix's six-part Pride and Prejudice adaptation premieres December 3, with Emma Corrin as Lizzy Bennet and Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet.
