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Pride and Prejudice Returns to Screen in New Netflix Trailer

The six-episode adaptation of Austen’s novel is due to premiere on December 3.

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Read and understand · 1/2What roles did Dolly Alderton and Euros Lyn have?

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Alderton wrote it and Lyn directed it. Alderton wrote the adaptation, and Lyn directed it.

Clue: A newly released Netflix trailer offers a preview of a six-part Pride and Prejudice series, with Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr Darcy. The adaptation of Jane Austen’s novel was written by Dolly Alderton and directed by Euros Lyn.

Read and understand · 2/2How does the trailer’s availability compare with the premiere?

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The trailer is available; the premiere is still ahead. The trailer is already available, while the December 3 premiere remains in the future.

Clue: Netflix says the series will premiere on December 3. The trailer is already available; the premiere remains a future event. Olivia Colman and Rufus Sewell play Elizabeth’s parents.

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Identify the actors playing Elizabeth and Darcy, and explain what is still in the future.

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Emma Corrin plays Elizabeth and Jack Lowden plays Darcy. The series premiere is scheduled for December 3 and has not happened yet.

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