Co-Geeking

Ooh! A new version of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is in the works!

Netflix is producing the 6-episode adaptation. Author Dolly Alderton will adapt and Euros Lyn direct. Of the cast so far announced are Olivia Colman as Mrs. Bennet—which will be a fantastic performance, I’m sure—plus Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy.

At this writing the new P&P series is only in preproduction, so lots of unknowns remain, including release date. According to Netflix, production is slated to start in the UK this year, but that’s all so far.

Wow, I’ve been wanting another Jane Austen adaptation for a while, so this is great! Not necessarily P&P, though, it’s been done so many times, but I’ll take it. 🙂

As I said, I firmly believe Colman will be great, and I seem to remember good things about Corrin (Princess Diana in The Crown and Cassandra Nova in Deadpool & Wolverine). Lowden, however, is completely new to me; I have no idea what kind of an actor he might be.

Another complete unknown to me is writer Dolly Alderton. However, I’ve seen the work of director Euros Lyn in Doctor Who and Torchwood as well as Broadchurch and Sherlock (the latter with Martin Freeman and Benedict Cumberbatch). Broadchurch, especially, was fantastic, and he and Colman worked together in that.

Very promising! Looking forward to hearing more about this adaptation.

Images via IMDB, mashup by Eppu Jensen: Olivia Colman. Emma Corrin. Jack Lowden.