Netflix has released a first teaser for its upcoming 'Pride and Prejudice' series, starring Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy. The six-episode adaptation, written by Dolly Alderton and directed by Euros Lyn, is set for release this autumn.
The teaser shows Corrin's Elizabeth watching a sunset from a rooftop and blushing at the sound of galloping, before Lowden's Darcy arrives on horseback. The series promises to 'faithfully bring Jane Austen's iconic story back to life for audiences that cherish it, whilst inspiring a new generation to fall in love with it for the first time,' according to a press release.
The cast also includes Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet, Rufus Sewell as Mr. Bennet, Freya Mavor as Jane Bennet, Jamie Demetriou as Mr. Collins, Daryl McCormack as Mr. Bingley, Louis Partridge as Mr. Wickham, Rhea Norwood as Lydia Bennet, Siena Kelly as Caroline Bingley, Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine de Bourg, Hopey Parish as Mary Bennet, and Hollie Avery as Kitty Bennet.
Executive producers include Laura Lankester, Will Johnston, Louise Mutter, Alderton, Lyn, and Corrin in her debut production role. Lisa Osborne serves as producer. 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.'
