It has been a very busy week for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story announcements. On Valentine’s Day, during an exclusive online fan event, we learned, first, that the new Bridgerton spin-off series will be coming to Netflix on Thursday, May 4, and then we got to pore over some luscious newly released photos and a new teaser for the show. We also found out that the next Queen’s Ball will be held in New York City, and now, we’ve got even more thrilling news for you about the expansion of the Bridgerverse …
Queen Charlotte will have her very own book!
Inspired by the original Shondaland and Netflix series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton story, Queen Charlotte — the cover for which features series actors India Amarteifio as young Queen Charlotte and Corey Mylchreest as young King George — was written by the show’s creator and executive producer, Shonda Rhimes, and the Bridgerton book series author, Julia Quinn, and will be on sale on Tuesday, May 9 (but you can pre-order your copy now!), cementing the young royal’s place in the literary world of Bridgerton.
Having never actually appeared in Quinn's original books, Queen Charlotte was created to build out Shondaland's on-screen world of Bridgerton. In the first two seasons of the series, the queen, played by the indelible Golda Rosheuvel, has seen fabulous growth, becoming a fan favorite for her fashion, her glorious hairstyles, and her unwavering ability to hold down the throne while facing adversities both personal and public. And now, in the new Queen Charlotte series and book, we can go deeper into her backstory, reveling in the early romance between young Queen Charlotte and young King George, as well as learn how this woman helped change the very institution that she was beholden to.
Before Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story hits Netflix on May 4, 2023, and Queen Charlotte hits bookstores on May 9, you can always peruse our previous Bridgerton content, which features cast interviews and loads of behind-the-scenes stories and videos; catch up on the Bridgerton podcast; get your hands on some of the official Bridgerton merchandise; check out Inside Bridgerton, which takes us even deeper into the Bridgerton world with previously unseen photographs, memorable moments, and personal anecdotes about the casting process; and of course, indulge in Quinn’s original Bridgerton book series.
As always, keep watching this space for more from both Bridgerton and Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.
Valentina Valentini is a London-based entertainment, travel, and food writer and is also a senior contributor to Shondaland. Elsewhere, she has written for Vanity Fair, Vulture, Variety, Thrillist, Heated, and The Washington Post. Her personal essays can be read in the Los Angeles Times and Longreads, and her tangents and general complaints can be seen on Twitter at @ByValentinaV.
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