All the things to find out about Netflix’s Bridgerton prequel sequence Queen Charlotte

The Regency-era drama Bridgerton from the hitmakers at Shondaland is likely one of the largest Netflix hits of all time, which explains why the streaming big is about to broaden the franchise with not solely a 3rd season anticipated to debut later this 12 months — but in addition a prequel spinoff, centered on a younger model of Queen Charlotte, that arrives on Thursday, Could 4.

By the use of illustrating why it is sensible to launch a derivative centered on the fan-favorite queen, think about: Of the 2 earlier seasons of Bridgerton that we’ve already gotten, each of them are on Netflix’s Prime 10 record of the most important TV releases of all time. Bridgerton Season 2, at #4 on that record, garnered 656.2 million hours of viewing time in its first month of streaming availability, whereas Bridgerton Season 1, at #6, raked in 625.4 million hours.

And it’s not completely apples-to-apples, however don’t overlook, too, that one other of the most important Netflix releases of all time is, actually, the current spinoff of one other widespread franchise — Wednesday, which is, after all, in regards to the youngest member of the Addams Household. And as for Queen Charlotte, right here’s what Netflix says viewers can count on by means of summarizing the 6-episode prequel:

“Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and energy, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the younger Queen’s marriage to King George sparked each a terrific love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton.”

That reference to the “Ton,” for individuals who haven’t but dived into the world of the franchise’s events and palaces, is only a fancy method of describing excessive society — a reference to the higher courses, in different phrases, that Bridgerton is all about.

Younger Charlotte and younger King George are performed within the new sequence by India Amarteifio and Corey Mylchreest, respectively. The story finds Charlotte solely starting to grasp her energy and the which means of affection.

We meet her, Netflix explains, as she is embarking on a life-changing marriage to King George. “Naturally, a fearless chief like Charlotte is the one spearheading a societal shift that can result in generations of change within the Bridgerton world. Though Queen Charlotte is devoted to unraveling the previous, it would additionally give followers a peek into the present-day lives of the Bridgerton coterie. (Properly, their Nineteenth-century lives, anyway.) So the sequence can also be a can’t-miss for these thirsty to out-gossip Girl Whistledown come Bridgerton Season 3.”