Why We Don’t Need a New ‘Pride and Prejudice’

When the first cast photos for Netflix's new six-part Pride and Prejudice dropped, literature fans had one question: why remake a story that's already been done perfectly? One devoted fan of the 2005 film unpacks her casting concerns (starting with Louis Partridge's Wickham), Netflix's habit of flattening period drama into a dull, samey look, and why the money might have been better spent on fresh talent. Plus a…