Pride And Prejudice Announces The Final Cast And Start Of Production For The New Netflix Adaptation
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Carl Roberts 
Netflix announces the final cast for Pride And Prejudice and reveals a first look glimpse as production begins.
Production is now underway on Pride and Prejudice in the UK. Written by Dolly Alderton (Everything I Know About Love) and directed by Euros Lyn (Heartstopper), the series will be a faithful, classic adaptation of the novel.
Rufus Sewell will star as the beloved Mr Bennet. The Bennet sisterhood will feature Freya Mavor as Jane Bennet alongside Heartstopper alumnus Rhea Norwood as Lydia and newcomers Hollie Avery and Hopey Parish in their debut roles of Kitty and Mary. Louis Partridge will take on Mr Darcy’s nemesis, Mr Wickham, with Jamie Demetriou turning his hand to the pompous Mr Collins and Fiona Shaw as the fearsome Lady Catherine de Bourg.
THE CAST
The final cast lineup includes:
Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat, Scoop) will be Mr Bennet
Freya Mavor (Industry, La Dame Dans L’Auto) will be Jane Bennet
Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats, Barbie) will be Mr Collins
Daryl McCormack (Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery; Good Luck to You, Leo Grande) will be Mr Bingley
Louis Partridge (House of Guinness, Disclaimer) will be Mr Wickham
Rhea Norwood (Heartstopper, Cabaret) will be Lydia Bennet
Siena Kelly (Black Mirror, Domino Day) will be Caroline Bingley
Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) will be Lady Catherine de Bourg
Hopey Parish will make her screen debut as Mary Bennet. Hopey Parish trained at the Manchester School of Acting and only just graduated. Her most recent final production was playing Rosalind in As You Like It.
Hollie Avery will make her screen debut as Kitty Bennet. Hollie Avery graduated from LAMDA in 2024 after studying German and English Literature at the University of Edinburgh, graduating in 2023.
Also joining the Cast:
Anjana Vasan (We Are Lady Parts, A Streetcar Named Desire) will be Mrs Gardiner
Sebastian Armesto (Gangs of London, A Small Light) will be Mr Gardiner
Rosie Cavaliero (KAOS, Bookish) will be Lady Lucas
Saffron Coomber (Three Little Birds and Die Zweiflers) will be Mrs Hurst
James Dryden (Deadpool, Time Bandits) will be Mr Hurst
Justin Edwards (The Thick Of It, The Franchise) will be Sir William Lucas
James Northcote (The Last Kingdom, Fool Me Once) will be Colonel Forster
Eloise Webb (The Queen’s Gambit, Sanditon) will be Harriet Forster
Isabella Sermon (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Jurassic World: Dominion) will be Georgiana Darcy
Previously announced: Emma Corrin (Nosferatu, Black Mirror), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses, Benediction) and Olivia Colman (The Favourite, The Crown).
DOLLY ALDERTON
Speaking earlier in the year about the new series, Dolly Alderton (Writer and Executive Producer) 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.”
ABOUT THE SERIES
Pride and Prejudice, one of the most iconic novels of all time, is coming to Netflix as an all-new 6-part limited series. The series will be a faithful, classic adaptation of the novel, written by Dolly Alderton (Everything I Know About Love) and directed by Euros Lyn (Heartstopper), going into production in the UK in 2025.
Jane Austen’s beloved novels have enraptured generations for over 200 years. Her most famous and widely read novel, Pride and Prejudice, has inspired countless writers and filmmakers. Its iconic characters, sharp social commentary and timeless love story continue to delight audiences the world over.
Executive Producers: Laura Lankester, Will Johnston and Louise Mutter for Lookout Point, as well as Dolly Alderton and Euros Lyn. Emma Corrin will also join as Executive Producer, marking their debut in the role.
Producer: Lisa Osborne
Based on the novel by Jane Austen
FIRST-LOOK IMAGE
Pride And Prejudice is currently in production.
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