Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story was conceived and sold to the public as a miniseries to tell of the transformation of Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz into the monarch Charlotte who ruled the United Kingdom alongside George III, characters who appeared in The Bridgertons as secondaries. But, after the experience, its creator Shonda Rhimes does not rule out that it could have a continuation.
When asked about the possibility of writing a second season at EW, Rhimes hinted that it could be. “I could live with Carlota and Jorge forever, but we tell a very specific and closed story that I think is a complete tale of this complicated and imperfect love. But I don't rule anything out because you never know," she said.
A relevant actress in the cast who has been openly in favor of resuming her character is Arsema Thomas, who plays the young version of Agatha Danbury, played by Adjoa Andoh in her mature stage. “I never thought I could want like this before I had my first child. I feel like I've given birth and Shonda Rhimes is the father. I am the mother. It would be wonderful to inhabit this space again, ”she confessed.
Of course, he is aware that Queen Charlotte may not need this continuation: “If this is the last time I can interpret her, she is empowered and ready to walk alone. But if they call me to play her again, I'll take advantage of it." Could it be that Queen Charlotte has ended to make way for a prequel centered on Lady Danbury, a prominent character in both The Bridgertons and the actual prequel?
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, which premiered last Thursday, is the first spin-off of The Bridgertons, the adaptation of Julia Quinn's romance novels that Chris Van Dusen adapted for television with the help of Shonda Rhimes as producer. executive. The first two seasons were so successful among Netflix subscribers that it was too tempting to greenlight a prequel centered on the queen, played by Golda Rosheuvel in her adulthood, to see if this fictional universe set between the 18th and 19th centuries could become a franchise.
And if The Bridgertons recounts the love affairs of the Bridgerton family during a Regency with a racially diverse British aristocracy, focusing each season on the matrimonial endeavors of a different son, Queen Charlotte tackled the arranged marriage between Charlotte and George, and the obstacles they faced due to the king's health problems.
If The Bridgertons has, for the moment, allowed Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor to become coveted Hollywood actors after being the romantic couple in the first season and Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley gained notoriety in the second, Queen Charlotte is elevating the profile of the English actress India Amarteifio, who at 21 years old had already worked on series of the caliber of Line of Duty, Doctor Who and Sex education, and Corey Mylchreest, 25 years old and with hardly any experience in front of the cameras, with a single episode of the Sandman series as a cover letter.
