Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, who broke out in Netflix’s coming-of-age series “Never Have I Ever,” has landed her first film role.

The 19-year-old actor is set to star in “The Netherfield Girls,” a romantic comedy with literary pedigree. The movie is described as a “fresh and contemporary” take on “Pride and Prejudice” in the spirit of the Emma Stone teen comedy “Easy A” and “10 Things I Hate About You.” Ramakrishnan will portray Lizzie Bennet, the protagonist of Jane Austen’s classic novel who eventually discovers the man she thinks is Mr. Wrong is in fact Mr. Right.

“The Netherfield Girls” was sold to Netflix, with Becca Gleason directing the movie from an original script she wrote. Temple Hill Entertainment is producing the film. A release date has not been announced.

Gleason’s first feature film “Summer ’03,” a comedic drama starring Joey King as a teenager grappling with her grandmother’s death,...