When Is 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' Coming to Netflix?

Lady Chatterley's Lover is a romantic period drama you will not want to miss.

The famous 1928 novel, which was once at the center of an obscenity trial in the United Kingdom, has been brought to life by Mrs. America and The Act's director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and was written by Life of Pi's David Magee.

Lady Chatterley's Lover stars The Crown's Emma Corrin and SAS Rogue Heroes' Jack O'Connell as Lady Chatterley and Oliver Mellows, respectively.

Newsweek has everything you need to know about the streaming release of Lady Chatterley's Lover so you don't miss a thing.

When Is 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' Out on Netflix?

Lady Chatterley's Lover is heading to Netflix on Friday, December 2, but first, audiences will have the option to see the movie in selected cinemas from Wednesday, November 23.

The highly-anticipated movie will be available exclusively on the big screen for a week before it hits Netflix worldwide, so audiences will have the option to watch Lady Chatterley's Lover at home, at the cinema, or both.

Audiences who have been counting down the days to see Lady Chatterley's Lover should check their local cinemas for listings.

Alternatively, you can wait until the movie hits Netflix but to watch Lady Chatterley's Lover, you must be a Netflix customer.

You can subscribe to Netflix now for $9.99/£6.99 per month.

Who Stars in 'Lady Chatterley's Lover'?

Golden Globe-winner Emma Corrin leads the cast as Lady Chatterley.

Corrin burst onto the scene in 2020 with their incredible performance as Princess Diana in the fourth season of The Crown.

They recently starred in My Policeman alongside Harry Styles and have appeared in Pennyworth and Misbehavior.

Jack O'Connell portrays Oliver Mellows in Lady Chatterley's Lover.

O'Connell is best known for his role as Cook in Skins, Pukey in This Is England, Louis Zamperini in Unbroken, and Kyle Budwell in Money Monster.

He is currently starring in SAS Rogue Heroes, portraying Army officer Paddy Mayne.

Matthew Duckett portrays Sir Clifford Chatterley, Connie's husband in Lady Chatterley's Lover, his biggest role to date.

He has previously had small roles in A Confession and the short film Demetrinox.

Joely Richardson, who played Lady Chatterley in the 1993 BBC series adaption, stars as Mrs. Bolton in the 2022 adaption.

Also starring in Lady Chatterley's Lover is Dickinson's Ella Hunt as Mrs. Flint and Andor's Faye Marsay as Hilda.

What Is 'Lady Chatterley's Lover' About?

Lady Chatterley's Lover is an adaption of D.H. Lawrence's 1928 novel of the same name and follows the love story of Lady Constance "Connie" Chatterley (played by Emma Corrin) and her gatekeeper, Oliver Mellors (Jack O'Connell).

Their love affair challenges all social norms and Connie is faced with the decision of ending her loveless marriage to wealthy landowner Sir Clifford Chatterley and shedding her upper-class social status to be with Oliver.

The novel was first published in Italy and in France in 1929 before a censored version arrived in the United Kingdom in 1960. It was also banned in numerous countries including the U.S., Canada, Australia, India, and Japan.

The book became notorious for its details of a romantic relationship between a young working-class man and an upper-class woman, and in particular for its explicit and detailed descriptions of sex and obscene language.

It was at the center of the obscenity trial known as Regina v. Penguin Books, Ltd in 1959 because of the novel's risqué sexual content and use of obscene language. After a six-day trial at the Old Bailey, the jury found Lady Chatterley's Lover was not obscene, and could therefore be published.

The trial itself was seen as a watershed moment, calling into question Britain's publishing laws and censorship.

Lady Chatterley's Lover is coming to cinemas on Wednesday, November 23, and Netflix on Friday, December 2.