PRIDE AND PREJUDICE: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR NEW NETFLIX DRAMA ADAPTATION

Netflix have announced a new six-part drama adaptation of Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice, which the streamer says will be "closely to the original text, reuniting existing fans with the timeless novel, while also introducing a new generation to Austen."

The lead casting has also been announced which includes Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden who star as the central couple Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, with Olivia Colman playing Mrs. Bennet. Further casting will be announced in due course, with production set to commence later this year.

Dolly Alderton told Netflix: "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...

"The book is a gift to adapt - packed with drama and depth as well as comedy and charm. In it lies the opportunity to examine the complexities of love, family, friendship and society, while aspiring to Austen’s delightfully observational voice. 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."

Meanwhile, Netflix have announced casting, led by Sam Worthington and Britt Lower, for its latest Harlan Coben novel adaptation, I Will Find You.

In I Will Find You, David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream - married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a three year old son named Matthew - when tragedy strikes one night in the worst possible way.

David awakes to find himself covered in blood, but not his own - his son's. And while he knows he did not murder his son, the overwhelming evidence against him puts him behind bars indefinitely. Five years into his imprisonment, Cheryl's sister arrives - and drops a bombshell.

She's come with a photograph that a friend took on vacation at a theme park. The boy in the background seems familiar - and even though David realizes it can't be, he knows it is.

It's Matthew, and he's still alive. David plans a harrowing escape from prison, determined to do what seems impossible - save his son, clear his own name, and discover the real story of what happened that devastating night.

The series stars Sam Worthington as David Burroughs, a father serving a life sentence for the murder of his own son - a crime he didn’t commit, yet a tragedy he punishes himself for every day.

Britt Lower as Rachel Mills, David’s ex-sister-in-law and a former decorated reporter whose life fell apart after she was fired; Milo Ventimiglia as Hayden, Rachel’s ex-boyfriend; Logan Browning as Sarah Greer, a member of the FBI's Fugitive Task Force in Boston alongside legendary agent Max Williams. Plus Erin Richards as Cheryl Dreason, David’s ex-wife and a talented and compassionate pediatric surgeon.

Meanwhile, Netflix are adapting Harlan Coben's Run Away. Simon had the perfect life: loving wife and kids, great job, beautiful home. But then his eldest daughter Paige ran away and everything fell apart. So now when he finds her, vulnerable and strung out on drugs in a city park, he finally has the chance to bring his little girl home.

But it turns out she’s not alone and an argument escalates into shocking violence that will shatter Simon’s life all over again. His search for his daughter will take him into a dangerous underworld, revealing deep secrets that could tear his family apart forever.

Speaking on BBC Breakfast, the author revealed that leading the cast will be James Nesbitt (Cold Feet, Bloodlands), Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey), Alfred Enoch and Minnie Driver.

More details on all titles will be announced in due course.