QUEEN CHARLOTTE: WHEN THE NEW BRIDGERTON WORLD SERIES COMES OUT

Netflix chooses Valentine’s Day to officially launch the already announced Bridgerton: Queen Victoria spin-off. To put it bluntly, you can’t change a winning team, and the project is in fact in collaboration with Shondaland. The two giants held a global event in London for Bridgerton fans ahead of the upcoming release of The Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. During the event, creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes announced that the highly anticipated six-episode series will be available on Netflix starting May 4, 2023, and also unveiled the first images, the ones below.Netflix chooses Valentine’s Day to officially launch the previously announced Bridgerton spinoff: Queen Victoria. To put it bluntly, you can’t change a winning team, and the project is in fact in collaboration with Shondaland. The two giants held a global event in London for Bridgerton fans ahead of the upcoming release of The Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. During the event, creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes announced that the highly anticipated six-episode series will be available on Netflix from May 4, 2023, and also unveiled the first images, the ones below.

During the panel discussion, attended by Shonda Rhimes along with cast members-Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), India Amarteifio (Queen Charlotte as a young woman), Corey Mylchreest (young King George), Arsema Thomas (Lady Danbury as a young woman), by video link Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury) and Ruth Gemmell (Lady Violet Bridgerton) – discussed what to expect from the series, the ties to the Bridgerton universe, the themes that will be explored by the beloved characters, and what the actors were inspired by for their roles.

Plot 

Dedicated to Queen Charlotte’s rise to power, this prequel to the Bridgerton universe tells how the marriage of the young queen to King George represented not only a great love story, but also a social change, leading to the birth of the English high society in which Bridgerton’s characters live.

Format: miniseries
Showrunner / Executive Producer / Screenwriter: Shonda Rhimes
Director / Executive Producer: Tom Verica
Executive Producer: Betsy Beers

Cast 

Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), Adjoa Andoh (Lady Danbury) and Ruth Gemmell (Lady Violet Bridgerton) reprise their Bridgerton roles in this miniseries. India Amarteifio (Line of Duty) plays Queen Charlotte as a young woman, Michelle Fairley (Gangs of London) as Princess Augusta, Corey Mylchreest (The Sandman) as young King George, and Arsema Thomas as young Agatha Danbury. Also in the cast are Sam Clemmett (Harry Potter and the Heir’s Curse – West End and Broadway, The War Below) as young Brimsley, Freddie Dennis (The Nevers) as Reynolds, and Richard Cunningham (The Witcher) as Lord Bute. Finally, Tunji Kasim (Nancy Drew) plays Adolphus, Rob Maloney (Casualty) the royal physician, Cyril Nri (Cucumber) Lord Danbury, and Hugh Sachs (Bridgerton 1 and 2) Brimsley (as an elder).

The Teaser Trailer