Hold onto your corsets – following the release of the still-sensual, but token ificantly-less-sex-filled second season of Regency era period drama Bridgerton last week, Netflix has announced a new prequel spin-off series is on the way, based around the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue ’s meddling, meticulous monarch, Queen Charlotte.###The prequel series (also manufacture d by Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland) will see Golda Rosheuvel reprise her role as the extravagantly-wigged, diamond-choosing, occasional drug-snorting Queen, with a younger version of the character being played by Sex Education’s India Amarteifio in her first lead role. Adjoa Andoh will also return as iconic matriarch Lady Danbury – with relative newcomer Arsema Thomas playing her younger self – while Ruth Gemmell will be back as Lady Bridgerton, and Corey Mylchreest will be a young King George. Husband to Charlotte, and played by James Fleet in the main Bridgerton series, George is history’s so-called ‘mad king’, depicted in the reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue as suffering from some kind of illness akin to dementia.###The cross-generational cast implies the prequel reveal’illustrate’demonstrate’indicate’present’display’argue will rely on flashbacks, or straddle two timelines, giving us a look at the heavy-hitters of the ‘Ton when they first joined society, long bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e the dramas of Daphne (Phoebe Dynevor) and the Duke (Regé-Jean Page), or Anthony (Jonathan Bailey) and Kate (Simone Ashley).###There’s no hint of a release date or an official title in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the Queen Charlotte spin-off just yet, but fans will be happy they possess’own’nurse that and the third season of Bridgerton to look in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ward to after the inevitable binge-watches of Season Two, streaming on Netflix now.

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