The Crown favourites reunite in first look at Netflix's new Pride and Prejudice
Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin are among the stars on the new six-part series.
Production has begun on Netflix's new six-part adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and a first-look image has been unveiled to mark the occasion.
The image features cast members including Emma Corrin and Olivia Colman – reuniting after starring in The Crown season 4 – walking through a field.
They will play Elizabeth and Mrs Bennet respectively, while they are joined in the image by newly announced cast members Freya Mavor, Hopey Parish, Rhea Norwood and Hollie Avery as Elizabeth's sisters.
Also joining the cast will be the previously announced Jack Lowden as Mr Darcy, as well as Rufus Sewell as Mr Bennet, Louis Partridge as Mr Wickham, Jamie Demetriou as Mr Collins, Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine de Bourg and Daryl McCormack as Mr Bingley.
Rounding out the cast will be Siena Kelly as Caroline Bingley, Anjana Vasan as Mrs Gardiner, Sebastian Armesto as Mr Gardiner, Rosie Cavaliero as Lady Lucas, Saffron Coomber as Mrs Hurst, James Dryden as Mr Hurst, Justin Edwards as Sir William Lucas, James Northcote as Colonel Forster, Eloise Webb as Harriet Forster and Isabella Sermon as Georgiana Darcy.
The series has been written by Dolly Alderton (Everything I Know About Love) and will be directed by Heartstopper's Euros Lyn. It has been described as a "faithful, classic adaptation of the novel".
Alderton previously said about the series: "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."
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James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.
