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‘Slow Horses’ Star Jack Lowden in Talks to Play Mr. Darcy in Netflix’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Series (EXCLUSIVE)


Jack Lowden is in talks to the play Mr. Darcy in Netflix's upcoming 'Pride and Prejudice' series penned by Dolly Alderton.

Variety hears that Jack Lowden is currently in talks to the play the famously aloof romantic hero, one of the literary world’s most iconic characters whose tumultuous relationship with Elizabeth Bennet is at the core of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel. Best known for his lead role 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.” Lowden is also set to star in Duncan Jones’ sci-fi feature “Rogue Trooper” and comedy drama “Ella McCay” alongside Emma Mackey, Woody Harrelson and Jamie Lee Curtis.

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