Netflix is ​​developing a 'Pride and Prejudice' series

Elizabeth Bennet and Mark Darcy may be coming to Netflix.

Deadline understands that a TV adaptation of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice There is work to be done. We are told that I know everything about love Producer Dolly Alderton has written the script and casting is still to be ironed out. The project is in development and may not hit the screens.

If it gets the green light, Pride and Prejudice Netflix will have its first Austin adaptation since 2022 persuasion, Starring Dakota Johnson.

Very iconic Pride and Prejudice There have been adaptations over the years, including a film in 2005 with Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen and a BBC version 10 years ago starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle. The movie Nightly was recently added to Netflix's library.

Pride and Prejudice A novel about love and class. Written by Austen in the early 19th century, it tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mark Darcy, who eventually fall in love but have to overcome various obstacles as Elizabeth's father seeks a male heir.

The novel often appears on best-of lists and spawned numerous iconic scenes, including the much-loved Lake of Firth scene in the BBC adaptation.

Adaptations of this novel are currently in vogue. Earlier this week, the BBC revealed it was developing a drama series from Janice Hadlow's The other Bennett sisters, which tells the story of Mary Bennet. Meanwhile, Panna Fennel is making a big budget retelling Wuthering Heights Starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Ellordi.

Netflix declined comment. The Daily Mail first reported Pride and Prejudice.