OTT Platform Netflix has unveiled the first look of a limited series, which is an adaptation of Jane Austen’s timeless novel Pride & Prejudice. In April 2025, the platform announced that it is adapting the 1813 novel into a six-part show starring Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden, and Olivia Colman, and now the entire cast has been revealed along with a first look and filming announcement. Emma Corrin, who plays Elizabeth Bennet, describes the role as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and feels privileged that she will bring this iconic character to life. To know more about the show, read on.
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Pride & Prejudice Series: Announcement
Netflix has released the first look of the Pride & Prejudice series via its Instagram handle. Sharing the picture of Mrs. Bennet with her five daughters, the streamer confirmed that the show is now in production in the UK. The caption reads, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that Pride & Prejudice is now in production.”
Pride & Prejudice Series: OTT Release Date & Platform
The release date hasn’t been announced yet, but as the show is already filming, we can expect it to be out in the first half of 2026. It will stream on Netflix India OTT Platform and be a limited 6-episode series.
Pride & Prejudice Series: Cast & Crew
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The OTT Giant has confirmed the official cast for Pride & Prejudice-
- Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet
- Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy
- Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet
- Rufus Sewell as Mr. Bennet
- Freya Mavor as Jane Bennet
- Rhea Norwood as Lydia Bennet
- Hopey Parish as Mary Bennet
- Hollie Avery as Kitty Bennet
- Jamie Demetruou as Mr. Collins
- Daryl McCormack as Mr. Bingley
- Louis Partridge as Mr. Wickham
- Siena Kelly as Caroline Bingley
- Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine de Bourg
- 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
- Isabella Sermon as Georgiana Darcy
The show is being directed by Euros Lyn, and the executive producers are Alderton, Lyn, Corrin, Laura Lankester, Will Johnston, and Louise Mutter. Lisa Osborne is producing the show.
Cast & Crew Talk About the Show
Alderton talked about the show, saying, “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 & 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.”
Pride & Prejudice Series: Plot
The plot revolves around the story of the Bennet sisters and their pursuits of love and marriage in 19th-century England, particularly focusing on the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. It is an 18th-century novel written by Jane Austen.
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Pride & Prejudice: Other Adaptations
- BBC turned the age-old love story into a miniseries in 1995 with Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy.
- 10 years later, the novel was adapted into a movie starring Keira Knightley & Matthew Macfadyen.
The story will be the same this time, too, but the cast is entirely new.
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