Casting News: Mr. Darcy And Carrie Contenders, And More

It is a truth universally acknowledged that many actors must be in want of the role of Mr. Darcy in Netflix's forthcoming Pride and Prejudice series — but only Jack Lowden may get the part.

The Slow Horses vet is in talks to play the male romantic lead in the Jane Austen adaptation, written by Everything I Know About Love author Dolly Alderton, our sister site Variety reports.

Lowden would follow in the footsteps of Matthew Macfadyen, Colin Firth, David Rintoul, Peter Cushing and Laurence Olivier, who have all portrayed the iconic literary character Mr. Darcy.

In other recent casting news...

* Summer H. Howell (Channel Zero, Cult of Chucky) is in negotiations to headline Prime Video's Carrie TV series, from executive producer/showrunner Mike Flanagan (The Fall of the House of Usher), Variety reports.

* Zach Galifianakis (Baskets) has joined AMC and AMC+'s Silicon Valley series The Audacity, starring Billy Magnussen (Made for Love) and Sarah Goldberg (Barry), our sister site Deadline reports. Galifianakis will recur as the wealthy and disillusioned Carl Bardolph, who is uninterested in returning to the tech world — until Magnussen's character pulls him back in.

* Sugar Season 2 has added Shea Whigham (Perry Mason), Raymond Lee (Quantum Leap) and Sasha Calle (The Young and the Restless) as series regulars, Deadline reports.

* Jermaine Fowler (Superior Donuts) will recur during Season 5 of Only Murders in the Building in an undisclosed role, per Deadline.

* Jennifer Lopez will host the 2025 American Music Awards airing live on CBS Memorial Day, Monday, May 26 at 8 pm ET/5 pm PT.

Note: American Music Awards producer Dick Clark Productions is owned by a subsidiary of Penske Media Corporation, TVLine's parent company.

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