Netflix’s ‘Pride And Prejudice’ Series Trailer Teases Timeless Slow Burn Romance Between Jack Lowden’s Mr. Darcy & Emma Corrin’s Elizabeth Bennett
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Netflix has released the full trailer for its six-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s *Pride and Prejudice*, giving viewers a closer look at the romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy. The series arrives on 3 December, and the preview highlights the story’s humour and family dynamics as well as its central courtship.
Emma Corrin plays Elizabeth and Jack Lowden plays Darcy, with Olivia Colman and Rufus Sewell as Mr and Mrs Bennet. The cast also includes Freya Mavor as Jane and Fiona Shaw as Lady Catherine de Bourgh; Dolly Alderton wrote the series and Euros Lyn directed it.
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In short
- Netflix’s full trailer for *Pride and Prejudice* is out.
- The six-part series arrives on 3 December.
- Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden lead the adaptation.
How this story developed
- 2 hours ago Netflix has released the full trailer for its six-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s *Pride and Prejudice*, with the series set to arrive on 3 December.
- 3 hours ago Netflix has released the full trailer for its six-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s *Pride and Prejudice*, giving viewers a closer look at the romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy.
Full account
Netflix has released the full trailer for its six-part adaptation of Jane Austen’s *Pride and Prejudice*, with the series due to arrive on 3 December. Emma Corrin plays Elizabeth Bennet, often called Lizzie, opposite Jack Lowden as Mr Darcy. The story follows the Bennet family as the sisters face expectations around marriage, money and their futures.
The trailer begins with Elizabeth and her sister Jane, played by Freya Mavor, discussing what lies ahead. Elizabeth imagines becoming either a governess and spinster or a wife and mother, before hoping they might eventually find something else to talk about. The clip also introduces the other Bennet sisters, Mary, Kitty and Lydia, alongside their parents, Mrs Bennet, played by Olivia Colman, and Mr Bennet, played by Rufus Sewell.
Darcy appears in a lakeside scene, while the trailer offers brief looks at other characters, including George Wickham, played by Louis Partridge, and Mr Collins, played by Jamie Demetriou. Fiona Shaw appears as Lady Catherine de Bourgh. Colman’s Mrs Bennet recites Austen’s famous opening line about a wealthy single man’s presumed desire for a wife; the trailer closes with her wondering why her husband has to make everything so dramatic.
Dolly Alderton wrote and executive produced the adaptation, with Euros Lyn directing. Netflix describes the series as a faithful, classic interpretation of the novel. Alderton has said that adapting a much-loved book initially felt daunting, but that she came to see the commission as an honour. The trailer presents the familiar romantic tension between Elizabeth and Darcy while introducing the family and society around them.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
Source 1 reports the trailer’s specific scenes and character glimpses in greater detail, including Darcy skipping stones, Lady Catherine in a carriage and the final exchange between the Bennets. Source 2 gives more space to Alderton’s comments about the responsibility of adapting the novel and its continuing relevance.
The reports vary in how they spell the family name: Austen’s characters are Bennet, while both headlines and parts of the source copy use “Bennett”. This account uses the novel’s spelling. Source 1 also mentions a recent film adaptation of *Sense and Sensibility* and a possible visual echo between its lakeside scene and Darcy’s; Source 2 notes the film’s release but does not draw that comparison.
Explained simply
Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is a novel first published in 1813, set among families in England’s landed society. It follows Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters, as she weighs marriage, money and personal judgement.
Mr Darcy is a wealthy landowner whose reserved manner leads Elizabeth to misjudge him; he, in turn, must reconsider his first impression of her. Their changing understanding of one another sits alongside the Bennet family’s efforts to secure suitable marriages, at a time when women had limited ways to gain financial security.
The story has been adapted many times for stage and screen, with new versions interpreting Austen’s humour, courtship and family relationships for different audiences. Its central questions include how people form opinions and what makes a good marriage.
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