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Daryl McCormack and Fiona Shaw join cast of Netflix's Pride and Prejudice

Irish actors Daryl McCormack and Fiona Shaw join Netflix's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice
Irish actors Daryl McCormack and Fiona Shaw join Netflix's adaptation of Pride and Prejudice

Irish actors Daryl McCormack and Fiona Shaw have joined the cast of Netflix's upcoming Pride and Prejudice adaptation.

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande star McCormack will be Mr Bingley and Killing Eve's Shaw will play the the fearsome Lady Catherine de Bourg.

They join previously announced cast members Emma Corrin (Nosferatu), Jack Lowden (Slow Horses) and Olivia Colman (The Favourite).

Oscar-winning actress Colman will play Mrs Bennet, the mother of Elizabeth Bennet (Corrin), who meets single, rich, and proud Mr Darcy, played by Lowden.

First image of Netflix's Pride and Prejudice adaptation starring Olivia Colman and Emma Corrin
First glimpse image of Netflix's Pride and Prejudice adaptation released. Photo credit: Ludo Robert

Also revealed to be joining the cast are Rufus Sewell (The Diplomat), who will play Mr Bennett, Freya Mavor (Industry), who will play Jane Bennet, Rhea Norwood (Heartstopper) who will play Lydia Bennet and newcomers Hollie Avery and Hopey Parish in their debut roles of Kitty and Mary Bennet.

Additional cast members include Jamie Demetriou (Stath Lets Flats) as Mr Collins, Louis Partridge (House of Guinness) as Mr Wickham and Siena Kelly (Black Mirror) as Caroline Bingley.

Production is now underway in the UK on the series which is written by Dolly Alderton (Everything I Know About Love) and directed by Euros Lyn (Heartstopper).

The six-part series is described as a "faithful, classic" adaptation of Jane Austin's novel.

Screenwriter Alderton said: "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 and 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.

"With Euros Lyn directing our stellar cast, I am so excited to reintroduce these hilarious and complicated characters to those who count Pride and Prejudice as their favourite book, and those who are yet to meet their Lizzie and Mr Darcy."

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