Dear gentlest reader, are you ready for more “Bridgerton“? Because the trailer for the “Queen Charlotte” prequel series has finally arrived. The second project in the Bridgerton universe is all about the origin story of the gossip-obsessed monarch, supremely played by Golda Rosheuvel in the Netflix original. And on Feb. 14, the streamer released the show’s first teaser and announced a May release date right along with it.
The new footage comes months after the streamer released the first look at the series in September 2022, giving fans a taste of “Sex Education” actor India Ria Amarteifio as she steps into the royal role of a young Queen Charlotte.
Netflix first announced plans for a Queen Charlotte series in May 2021, and “Bridgerton” fans have been eagerly awaiting it since. In March 2022, shortly after season two of “Bridgerton” landed on Netflix, we finally got a peek of the cast via an Instagram post shared by the “Bridgerton” account.
The caption listed Amarteifio, Adjoa Andoh, and Arsema Thomas as the newest “Queen Charlotte” recruits. “For her next series,” it read, “Lady @shondarhimes will chronicle Her Majesty’s rise to prominence and esteemed power in a prequel that shall witness @goldarosheuvel reprise her role and @india_amarteifio join the Ton as young Queen Charlotte. Lady Danbury @adjoa.andoh and @arsemathomas as her younger self will also be participating in the social season, alongside none other than Ruth Gemmell as Lady Bridgerton, and Corey Mylchreest as a young King George.”
“Queen Charlotte” will operate on two timelines: one with Queen Charlotte, King George, Lady Danbury, and Violet as fans have met them in “Bridgerton,” and another with them in their youth as they figure out their lives and loves and reshape British society. “Bridgerton” creator Shonda Rhimes is showrunning and serving as an executive producer.
Ahead, read everything else we know about “Queen Charlotte” so far and watch the trailer.