Netflix has greenlit a six-episode limited series based on Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice.

Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman are set to play lead roles in the series, which comes from writer Dolly Alderton and director Euros Lyn. BBC Studios’ Lookout Point is producing the series, which is set to begin filming later this year in the U.K.

Alderton said in a statement: “Once in a generation, a group of people get to retell this wonderful story and I feel very lucky that I get to be a part of it. Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice is the blueprint for romantic comedy — it has been a joy to delve back into its pages to find both familiar and fresh ways of bringing this beloved book to life. With Euros Lyn directing our stellar cast, I am so excited to reintroduce these hilarious and complicated characters to those who count Pride and Prejudice as their favourite book, and those who are yet to meet their Lizzie and Mr Darcy.”

Corrin will play Elizabeth Bennet, the intelligent and unconventional second daughter of the Bennet family; Lowden plays Mr. Darcy, the wealthy, gruff member of the gentry whose romance with Elizabeth fuels the story; and Colman plays Mrs. Bennet, Elizabeth’s mother.

Corrin said: “Playing Elizabeth Bennet is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To be able to bring this iconic character to life, alongside Olivia and Jack, with Dolly’s phenomenal scripts, is truly the greatest honor. I can’t wait for a new generation to fall in love with this story all over again.”

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