Netflix has unveiled the first look at its upcoming television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, with Emma Corrin starring as Elizabeth Bennet. The six-part series, set for release this autumn, also features Jack Lowden as Mr Darcy, alongside Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Louis Partridge and Fiona Shaw.
The teaser shows Corrin, who uses they/them pronouns, sitting on a rooftop gazing into the distance, while Darcy is glimpsed from a departing carriage, through a doorway and riding a horse. Other shots include Corrin's hand holding a pebble, someone running along a path, and Elizabeth and Darcy dancing together.
Corrin is best known for playing Princess Diana in The Crown and starring in Netflix's Lady Chatterley's Lover. Lowden, a Scottish actor, appeared in the BBC's 2016 adaptation of War and Peace and recently earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for Apple TV's Slow Horses.
The series is written and executive produced by Dolly Alderton, author of Everything I Know About Love. She said: “Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story… 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.”
Netflix says the adaptation will “join the yearn-aissance in the autumn to faithfully bring Jane Austen’s iconic story back to life”. An exact release date has yet to be announced.
