Brace yourself for a bleaker 'Bridgerton' in the new 'Queen Charlotte' spin-off
The performances are wonderful, the consideration of race is welcome, and the interiority of older women is rarely so sensitively considered. Just be prepared for the second half to get awfully grim.
It's not surprising that Bridgerton, with two successful Netflix down and more to come, already has its first spin-off. is intellectual property upon intellectual property — a new series extending a previous series based on Julia Quinn's series of books. This time around, we're flashing back to see the youth of Queen Charlotte, the dry-witted, often icy monarch played by Golda Rosheuvel, who has presided over the marriage market for two seasons. (One interesting change: Shonda Rhimes' Shondaland production company makes , but she didn't create it and hasn't been the showrunner. .)
