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Netflix is gearing up to release its next instalment in the Bridgerton series. The hotly anticipated Queen Charlotte – a spin-off from the hit period drama – will drop later this month.
The prequel series centres on the real-life queen decades before she became the royal seen in the main Bridgerton series. Queen Charlotte is created, co-written and co-produced by Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal showrunner Shonda Rhimes and forms part of her multi-year deal with the streaming giant.
Speaking to Netflix Tudum ahead of the show’s launch, Rhimes promised “power” and “real love” will rule when Queen Charlotte premieres. She explained that the series asks, “How do you survive a world in which you have no power?”
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In the second season of Bridgerton, viewers were offered a glimpse of Charlotte and her husband King George’s love story, now fans will go back to explore their romance and uncover their royal secrets. So here, ahead of the show’s launch later this month, we break down everything you need to know about Queen Charlotte.
The new limited series is billed as a “Bridgerton-verse prequel” that tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton. The series introduces a young Charlotte, who is only starting to understand her power – and the meaning of love.
Viewers meet Charlotte as she embarks on her life-changing marriage with King George that fans caught a glimpse of in Bridgerton season two. And while Queen Charlotte is dedicated to unraveling the past and exploring the couple’s early
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, a prequel series tochronicles the early days of young Charlotte's marriage to King George III and her ascension to the throne as they ruled over Britain.The six-episode drama, created by Shonda Rhimes and starring India Armateifio and Corey Mylchreest, makes it very clear that it is not to be taken as a historical retelling of Charlotte and George, but instead explains in a disclaimer that opens the series that it is merely «fiction inspired by fact,» and any and all «liberties taken by the author are intentional.»Though the distinction is crucial for many elements of Rhimes' story are actually taken from factual events, such as the couple's quick marriage, their coronation ceremony and George's health issues — just with an added dose of spice.Queen Charlotte was initially introduced in the first season of , a series inspired by Julia Quinn's romance novels, and was one of the only historical figures in the otherwise fictional world. focuses on Charlotte's younger years as she acclimated to her new beginning as a royal, but what parts are actually real? ET breaks down seven of the biggest questions from the prequel and explains what's fact and what's fiction.Yes, Charlotte and George are Charles III's great-great-great-great-great grandparents.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story has proven a spectacular success for Netflix, winning the hearts of viewers with its lavish aesthetic (by now a Bridgerton signature), charismatic young cast, and affecting plot. Focusing on the origin story of the beloved Bridgerton queen, portrayed by , it features breakout talent as her younger counterpart, with further cast additions including Corey Mylchreest as the young King George III and Sam Clemmett and Freddie Dennis as the couple’s right-hand men, royal butlers Brimsley and Reynolds.At a concise six episodes, the limited series has been billed as a self-contained entity, with no indication of a planned second season (despite heartfelt pleas from fans).
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Emily Longeretta From Jennifer Coolidge and Brian Cox to Sheryl Lee Ralph and Henry Winkler, this year’s Emmy race is filled with past winners hoping to pick up another trophy from the TV Academy. However, there is also a plethora of talent entering the awards conversation for the first time, thanks to their work on series including “Queen Charlotte,” “Shrinking” and “The Last of Us.” After the success of “Bridgerton,” it’s no surprise that Shonda Rhimes’ spinoff series, “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story” is filled with talented new faces. India Amarteifio and Corey Mylchreest portray Queen Charlotte and King George III while Arsema Thomas portrays the young Agatha Danbury.
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Alicia Keys has reimagined her 2004 track ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ with an orchestra featuring over 70 women of colour.The track was recorded for the Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which arrived last week, and has been released with an accompanying music video.The Bridgerton spin-off series follows a young Charlotte (India Amarteifio) as she begins to understand her power and the meaning of love. The story sees her embark on a life-changing marriage with young King George (Corey Mylchreest), while spearheading a societal shift that will lead to generations of change in the Bridgerton world.Keys has brought together musicians from all over the world to create this unique orchestra, called Queen Charlotte’s Global Orchestra, both for the Netflix series and for the song’s 20th anniversary.In the video, the orchestra, led by South Africa’s first Black female conductor Ofentse Pitse, wear Bridgerton-era costumes and make-up, as Keys sits at a grand piano in front.“The entire idea was quite ambitious,” Keys told Billboard.
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“Queen Charlotte” actor Corey Mylchreest thinks it’s best to look at King George’s illness without a solid diagnosis, but he does share the roots of George’s poor mental health.Viewers start to get glimpses into the king’s “fits” as Charlotte spends more time around him. His love for astronomy crosses over into what look like hallucinations in which the king confuses reality for the galaxy.
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