Pride & Prejudice (2005) Blog

Netflix has announced and confirmed a season 2 of Beef is happening with a line up cast including  Carey Mulligan , Oscar Isaac, Charles Milton, and Cailee Spaeny. Read more info. via Deadline below...

More casting news and upcoming projects for  Rosamund Pike  with Ladies First she'll be starring for Netflix and a National Theatre debut for her with Inter Alia in 2025! Read more info. from Ladies First via Deadline and Inter Alia via London Theatre below:

While Pride and Prejudice/Austen fandom had been reacting strongly negative to a rumored Netflix P&P series in development, there’s yet another new P&P retelling on its early development titled “Pride” from Alloy Entertainment and The Obama’s Higher Ground Productions producing! Meanwhile, whatever happened to “Netherfield Girls”?! This was the first contemporary P&P adaptation, a Netflix romcom movie that was announced as in development back in 2021 with “Never Have I Ever” star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan reportedly cast as Lizzie Bennet. Currently, there’s no new update on this one.  Since we’re at it with these recent news of P&P TV & Film adaptations in the works, here’s a list of currently in development (including those in development for years now)…

Keira Knightley  is adding children’s book author and illustrator in her growing resume (she’s currently one of the executive producers of her upcoming Netflix series, Black Doves). She has just written and illustrated her children’s book debut, “ I Love You Just The Same ”  to be published October 23, 2025! Read more info. via Good Housekeeping UK below…

Today ( October 17th ) is  Matthew Macfadyen 's 50th  birthday!  Matthew , best known to us  P&P Fans  as  Mr. Darcy  (forever) of the  2005  Pride & Prejudice  film , was born  David Matthew Macfadyen  in Great Yarmouth, Northfolk, England, UK in  1974  (50 years ago today!). Happy Birthday  Matthew Macfadyen!!! (Mr. Darcy!) Some interesting  MM quotes  talking about his iconic  Darcy role/character  (while you watch an  MM Birthday tribute video ...though in Spanish, but it included an English translation/subtitles below) worth re-posting here again and again as well as updated MM in various characters collage below...

Netflix UK has unveiled today the first look promo stills, teaser trailer, and release date for  Keira Knightley 's new and first ever Netflix spy thriller series, Black Doves , which premieres globally on December 5th ! Read more of Black Doves synopsis, see new promo stills, and watch the teaser trailer here …

Another Pride and Prejudice related series is rumored to be in development, this time it is said to be from Netflix. Also, Daisy Edgar-Jones is rumored to play Elizabeth Bennet, but of course, that came from the Daily Mail. So, both should be filed under rumors , for now.  Well, “ The Other Bennet Sister ” BBC series is happening for sure, and according to Deadline, it’ll be airing during BBC’s own P&P 1995’s 30th anniversary in September 2025! As for this Netflix one, according to Variety …

BBC announces new drama The Other Bennet Sister The ten part-series is a fresh spin around the ballroom for one of Jane Austen’s most unassuming characters: Mary Bennet!  UPDATE (10/11/2024 ): According to Deadline : The Other Bennet Sister will air on the 30th anniversary of the BBC’s hugely successful version of Pride and Prejudice , which starred Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth as Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy.  Read more info. below or here via BBC …

Today ( October 9th ) is the  43nd  birthday  of  Emmy Award Nominee  Rupert Friend  (aka  P&P 05 's own  Mr. Wickham ).  Rupert  was born  Rupert William Anthony Friend  on  October 9th (or was it Oct 1st??? But then, Rupert posts on the 9th...), 1981  in Oxfordshire, England, UK. Rupert , officially joined  Twitter  (in 2013):  @rupertfriend  and blogs on  WhoSay .  He's on  Facebook   and  Instagram  too (though he’s been inactive for two years now). If you're a fan, you can follow him in social media and be sure to wish him a Happy Birthday today. Side Note:  Celebrating Rupert’s birthday today (October 9th! Though I’ve been celebrating it here on every first of Oct for many years now, and when RF first joined Twitter (and here on this blog, IG and FB) in 2013, he didn’t correct me when I said HBD to him {he only said “thank you!” }...and since his bio on IMDB {it’s still listed there on the 1st for a long time now!} and Wiki {they changed it to Oct. 9th last year o