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"Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" is an
origin story of the "Bridgerton" monarch, explaining her rise to
power and love life.
The six-episode series follows two seasons of Regency-era "Bridgerton",
which became a global phenomenon when it was released in 2020
and won praise for its diverse cast.
With two timelines, Golda Rosheuvel reprises her "Bridgerton"
role as the monarch while India Amarteifio plays the young Queen
Charlotte.
"I think where we left her in 'Bridgerton', a lot of people had
questions. We see that she's the matriarch so to say and the
kind of highest ranking officer in society but we don't really
know why," Amarteifio told Reuters.
"(Audiences) know that there's this beautiful love connection
between her and husband...but also in 'Bridgerton' it's so
diverse and beautiful, there's lots of different people coming
together and people wanted to know why and I think 'Queen
Charlotte' answers that."
Showrunner Shonda Rhimes, also behind "Bridgerton", said it was
"very exciting" to make Queen Charlotte the centre of her own
story.
"That woman that we see in 'Bridgerton', like all her power, her
style, the way she carries herself - I kept wondering how she
came to be and it was a really simple thing to write this story
because it felt like we were just watching a woman earn her
power and seeing a great love story," she said.
One major plotline is 'The Great Experiment" - which looks at
how to desegregate the high society by marrying the monarch,
King George, to a Black woman, Charlotte.
"What's so brilliant about this series 'Queen Charlotte' is that
it's not colour blind casting in any way, it's purposeful," said
Corey Mylchreest, who plays a young King George.
"It's brilliant what 'Bridgerton' did in terms of diversity and
representation but I think it's even more powerful when you show
the work that has to go to achieve that, and I think that's what
this show does."
"Queen Charlotte" begins streaming on May 4.
(Reporting by Natasha Mulenga; Writing by Marie-Louise Gumuchian;
Editing by Jonathan Oatis)
(Photo: Cast member Golda Rosheuvel and
Executive Producer Shonda Rhimes attend the world premiere of
the Netflix show 'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story' in
London, Britain, April 21, 2023. REUTERS/Maja Smiejkowska)
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