‘Slow Horses’ star Jack Lowden is currently in talks to play Mr Darcy in the Netflix series adaptation of ‘Pride and Prejudice.’
Mr Darcy is one of Jane Austen’s most iconic characters, the famously aloof romantic hero whose tumultuous relationship with Elizabeth Bennet is at the centre of Austen’s 1813 novel.
Whilst further casting details have yet to be disclosed, there have been rumours that Daisy Edgar-Jones had been tapped to play Elizabeth Bennet.
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The series is to be penned by ‘Everything I Know About Love’ author Dolly Alderton.
Lowden is best known for starring opposite Gary Oldman in the Apple TV+ spy series ‘Slow Horses’ for which he’s earned Emmy, Golden Globes and BAFTA TV nominations. Lowden has also appeared in period drama ‘War and Peace’ on the small screen, and features including ‘Dunkirk,’ ‘Mary Queen of Scots’ and ‘Benediction.’
