Main as much as the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s beginning, Audible will launch a brand-new adaptation of her beloved traditional “Satisfaction and Prejudice” — which, whereas remaining “trustworthy to the unique textual content” may also add a “distinctive inside perspective” from Elizabeth Bennet, the novel’s quick-witted heroine.

The primary Audible unique audiobook of “Satisfaction and Prejudice” will probably be launched worldwide in English, to be adopted by native variations in Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese.

The English-language forged is led by British actors Marisa Abela (“Trade,” “Again to Black,” “Black Bag”) as Elizabeth Bennet and Harris Dickinson (“Babygirl,” “The Iron Claw”) as Mr. Darcy. The ensemble forged additionally contains Will Poulter as Mr. Wickham, Jessie Buckley as Caroline Bingley, Toheeb Jimoh as Mr. Bingley and Glenn Shut as Woman Catherine de Bourgh.

Audible’s English-language adaptation of “Satisfaction and Prejudice” releases within the U.S., U.Ok., Canada, India and Australia on Sept. 9, only a few months forward of Austen’s birthday (Dec. 16, 1775). The ultimate runtime remains to be to be decided however probably will probably be roughly 4 hours. Extra data relating to the Castilian Spanish, French, German, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese diversifications will comply with later this yr, together with native casts and launch dates.

Abela stated in an announcement supplied by Audible, “Elizabeth Bennet is likely one of the most fiercely clever and iconic characters in literature, and moving into her footwear has been an unbelievable honour. What I like about this adaptation is the way it lets us hear her inside world in such a vivid, intimate method — it feels each timeless and contemporary. Recording this with such an exceptional forged and staff was a real pleasure, and I can’t look forward to listeners to expertise it.”

Dickinson stated enjoying Mr. Darcy “was a tremendous expertise. I’ve all the time identified him as this iconic character, however getting to actually dive into the novel via this course of gave me a complete new appreciation for him and the world. Being a part of such a gifted forged made it even higher. It’s an actual privilege to be a part of one thing so timeless.”

The English model of Audible’s “Satisfaction and Prejudice” additionally stars David Gyasi as Mr. Gardiner; Rosalind Eleazar as Mrs. Gardiner; Bertie Carvel as Mr. Collins; and Leah Harvey as Charlotte Lucas. The opposite Bennet members of the family are Invoice Nighy as Mr. Bennet, Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Mrs. Bennet, Sophie Wilde as Jane Bennet, Antonia Salib as Kitty Bennet, Patricia Allison as Lydia Bennet and Aasiya Shah as Mary Bennet.

“Satisfaction and Prejudice” was tailored from Austen’s novel by author Lulu Raczka (“Girls,” “Beware the Satan”). It was directed by Dionne Edwards (“Fairly Pink Gown,” “A Thousand Blows”), marking her audio drama directorial debut. Audible produced the challenge in partnership with Brock Media; it was govt produced by Brock Media’s Sarah Brocklehurst (“The Outrun”) and produced by Nicole Davis.

Based on Audible, the English model of the “Satisfaction and Prejudice” audiobook options “cinematic” sound design from Mind Audio and an unique rating by producer and composer Morgan Kibby (“M83,” “The Watcher”).

“It’s exceptional how ‘Satisfaction and Prejudice’ has stood the check of time globally to be one in all each era’s favorite love tales,” Aurelie de Troyer, Audible’s head of regional content material for Europe, stated in an announcement. “Lulu Raczka’s script is thrilling and conveys all of Jane Austen’s vitality in an interesting, fashionable method. By means of the intimacy of audio, we now have the distinctive potential to make the eagerness and romance really electrical and Marisa Abela and Harris Dickinson’s chemistry as Elizabeth and Darcy is simple.”

“Satisfaction and Prejudice” joins Audible’s lineup of diversifications together with George Orwell’s “1984” starring Andrew Garfield, Cynthia Erivo, Tom Hardy and Andrew Scott; Agatha Christie’s “The Mysterious Affairs at Kinds” with Peter Dinklage, Jessica Gunning and Himesh Patel; and the Sam Mendes-produced trilogy of Charles Dickens diversifications (“Oliver Twist,” “David Copperfield” and “The Signalman”).

As well as, Audible is co-producing new audio variations of all seven of J.Ok. Rowling’s Harry Potter books, with the primary scheduled to premiere in late 2025.