Netflix releases new trailer for Pride and Prejudice series, premiering 3 December 2026

Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for Pride and Prejudice, a series based on Jane Austen's classic novel. It is due to premiere on the platform on 3 December 2026. The information was reported by the Polish site Filmweb, citing promotional materials.

Who is behind the production

The adaptation was written by Dolly Alderton. According to the promotional materials, she wanted to make a series both for fans of the original and for new viewers who are only now discovering the story.

Emma Corrin plays Lizzy Bennet, while Freya Mavor plays her sister Jane. Jack Lowden is Mr Darcy and Olivia Colman plays Mrs Bennet.

What the trailer shows

The trailer opens with Lizzy and Jane on the roof of the Longbourn estate. The sisters discuss a dilemma that weighed particularly heavily on women in Austen's day and which, according to the makers, still feels close to modern viewers.

Alderton explains that she wanted this exchange to open the trailer from the start. In her view, it shows Lizzy well as a heroine who learns from her own mistakes.

The novel's famous opening line, beginning with the words "It is a truth universally acknowledged…", is spoken in the trailer by Mrs Bennet. The screenwriter says she gave it to this character because it best reflects her obsession: a bachelor in the neighbourhood means a chance of a secure future for her daughters and the whole family.

For most of the trailer Mr Darcy is reserved and pensive. The final shots, however, suggest that his pride is beginning to weaken, which is meant to be the first sign of feeling.

What the adaptation aims to be

According to Alderton, the story of five sisters, hasty judgements and love that matures slowly still moves audiences because it deals with emotions that remain relevant today. She lists shame about one's own family, fear of being left behind and the humiliation of misjudging someone.

Filmweb notes that the series will close out 2026, which it describes as a year of renaissance for costume dramas about romantic longing. The source does not yet give the number of episodes or other production details.