Back in 2017, Netflix signed television writer/producerShonda Rhimesto a four-year content dealestimated to be worth $100 million.
In addition, the series is slated to chronicle the early days of young Violet Bridgerton and Lady Danbury.
Note: Potential spoilers ahead.
Despite her age, Amarteifio is no newcomer to television.
But that was just one of her manyscreen credits.
“No words really.
Thank you to my secret keepers for keeping it a secret.
Absolute honour,” she wrote, with her post earning a sweet reply from producer Shonda Rhimes.
“Welcome to the family!”
Rhimes wrote, accompanied by a heart emoji.
I see young Charlotte become older Charlotte and it’s a beautiful thing."
Queen Charlotte, in fact, was a real person, the wife of King George III.
… She’s a great character to play.
I know the world really well; I know the character really well."
“We want modern stories,” she explained.
“We want stories that reflect the world that we’re living in today.
We want diversity, we want inclusion.”
According to a Netflix press release (viaE!
“That’s what the prequel is going to talk about.
It’s Shonda Rhimes writing it, so it is going to be fabulous.”
According to Rhimes herself, that isn’t that much of a heavy lift.
Hugh Sachs, who plays Brimsley in “Bridgerton,” will also appear in the prequel.
“We changed the faces that you see on television.”
“It didn’t have to bethe biggest but it’s amazing that it was.”
And will you write it?'"
Queen Charlotte may be even steamier than the first season of Bridgerton
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“There is a young cast for the prequel and the sex scenes feature them.
“In one storyline there will be a headboard banging hard against a wall.
It will be more racy than anything from the first series.”
“This production, this cast, this crew…just wait,” he teased.
