With ‘Bridgerton’ season 2 running successfully on Netflix, the streaming giant together with Shondaland has announced the cast of its upcoming ’Bridgerton’ spin-off, a limited series based on the origins of the historical figure Queen Charlotte.
Written, executive produced and showrun by Shonda Rhimes, this latest untitled Netflix project centers on the rise and love life of a young Queen Charlotte and will also focus on Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury. Tom Verica will serve as the director and executive produce the series alongside Betsy Beers.
The official longline for the limited series reads, “Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.”
While Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte), Adjoa Andoh (Lady Agatha Danbury) and Ruth Gemmell (Lady Violet Bridgerton) will reprise their roles from Bridgerton in this new series, others joining the cast include:
India Amarteifio (Line of Duty) will play the role of Young Queen Charlotte who was betrothed to the mysterious King of England against her will. She arrives in London only to realize she was not exactly what the royals were expecting. As she learns to navigate the palace, the ‘ton and her unpredictable husband, she grows into one of Europe’s most unforgettable monarchs.
Michelle Fairley (Gangs of London) plays Princess Augusta who is determined to maintain her family’s power. For this the Dowager Princess does what it takes to secure her son’s place as monarch amidst a changing, modernizing Britain.
Corey Mylchreest (Sandman) plays Young King George, a handsome, charismatic, and a bit of a mystery. He has always bowed to the restraints placed on him as the Crown only until now. Having to share his space, and bed, with his new wife forces George to face his hidden demons head on.
Arsema Thomas, who is making her television debut, will be seen as Young Agatha Danbury. Under the thumb of a much older husband, Agatha uses Charlotte’s arrival to find her own way into society. With keen knowledge of the once divided social scene and the intricacies of marriage, Agatha becomes a guiding light for the new Queen, all while finding her own voice and power we’ll soon recognize as Bridgerton’s iconic Lady Danbury.
Rounding out the cast are Sam Clemmett (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – West End and Broadway, The War Below) as Young Brimsley, Richard Cunningham (The Witcher) as Lord Bute, Tunji Kasim (Nancy Drew) as Adolphus, Rob Maloney (Casualty) as the Royal Doctor, Cyril Nri (Cucumber) as Lord Danbury and Hugh Sachs (Bridgerton Seasons 1 & 2) as Brimsley (older).
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