Freya Mavor, best known for shows like Industry and French films like La Dame Dans L’Auto Avec des Lunettes et un Fusil, will take over the role in the Netflix series. Jena Malone played the Bennets’ youngest daughter, Lydia Bennet, whose impulsive behavior threatens the family’s reputation.

First published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice has been adapted for the screen repeatedly over the years, including a 1995 BBC miniseries and the 2005 film starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen. Netflix adapted another Austen novel, Persuasion, in 2022, but the Dakota Johnson-led effort was met with a slew of negative reviews.