Netflix May Make a “Pride and Prejudice” Series

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen fans must be in want of a new Jane Austen adaptation. Luckily for us Austen devotees, Netflix may come to the rescue.

Deadline reported today that the streaming giant plans to adapt Pride and Prejudice into a series. However, the project is still in its early stages and may not yet come to fruition.

Published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice is arguably Austen’s most famous novel. The story—which follows heroine Elizabeth Bennett and her suitor, Mr. Darcy—has previously been adapted into multiple formats, notably with the BBC’s 1995 miniseries that starred Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth and Joe Wright’s 2005 film that starred Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.

If officially greenlit, Pride and Prejudice will be Netflix’s second stab at an Austen adaptation, following their divisive take on Persuasion back in 2022.

The news comes amid Netflix’s recent success with another Regency-era romance series: Bridgerton. Adapted from Julia Quinn’s romance novel series, the show follows the courtships and eventual marriages of siblings from the noble Bridgerton family. It is currently in production for its fourth season.

Ahead, everything we know so far about a potential Pride and Prejudice Netflix series.


Dolly Alderton is writing the scripts.

Deadline reports that Dolly Alderton, a novelist and screenwriter, has been tasked with bringing Austen’s manuscript to life.

Alderton has previously adapted her debut book—a 2018 memoir titled Everything I Know About Love—into a BBC rom-com series. Most recently, she released her debut novel, Good Material, in 2023.

There aren’t any updates on the cast—yet.

Since Netflix has yet to officially greenlight the project, it comes as no surprise that we don’t yet know who may be cast in the series.

Iconic Pride and Prejudice adaptations in the past have featured Jennifer Ehle and Keira Knightley as protagonist Elizabeth Bennett, the witty and second-eldest sister of the Bennett family. Meanwhile, Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen have previously portrayed Elizabeth’s love interest, the haughty and incredibly wealthy Fitzwilliam Darcy.