Bridgerton Set for Young Lady Violet Spin-Off
Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini will write and showrun the limited series, which expands the hit franchise after Queen Charlotte drew global audiences.
- On Thursday, Netflix and Shondaland announced an untitled limited series spinoff chronicling the early life of Lady Violet and her romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton.
- The prequel follows the rollout model of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, drawing from Julia Quinn's novella Violet in Bloom, which explores the matriarch's childhood, romance, and marriage to Edmund.
- Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini will serve as showrunners, writers, and executive producers, while longtime creative partner Betsy Beers also executive produces and Tom Verica directs.
- While Ruth Gemmell portrays the matriarch in the original series, it remains unclear if Connie Jenkins-Greig will reprise her younger role, as Netflix has not announced the cast.
- Expanding the Bridgerton universe remains a key part of Netflix and Shondaland's relationship; Season 5 of the mothership series is currently in production, marking another major franchise investment.
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Netflix lists a spin-off of the successful series ‘Bridgerton’. The story, this time, will focus on the matriarch of the family, Lady Violet. “(The series) will narrate the youth of the character and tell the story of his romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton,” confirmed the streaming service on Thursday. With this, the project adds ... Continue reading “‘Bridgerton’ expands: Netflix prepares new series centered on one of its key characters”
What is Bridgerton's new spin-off about? Netflix will tell the love story of Lady Violet and Edmund Bridgerton.
Netflix Confirms New 'Bridgerton' Spin-off Series About Violet And Edmund's Romance
‘Bridgerton‘ fans are getting another love story. And this time, it’s about the woman who started it all! Netflix and Shondaland have announced a new limited series exploring the early romance between Violet Bridgerton and her late husband, Viscount Edmund Bridgerton. The upcoming spin-off will take viewers back to their younger days and finally reveal […]
Fiction will explore the matriarch's youth and their romance with Viscount Edmund, the father of his eight children; Shonda Rhimes will be at the forefront of the project, which still has no cast or release date
"Bridgerton" Gets Another Prequel Series
Netflix has announced that it has ordered a new “Bridgerton” prequel spin-off series. Currently untitled, the limited series will “chronicle the early life of a young Lady Violet and tell the story of her romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton”. Ruth Gemmell has played family matriarch Lady Violet for all four seasons so far, but the […]
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