Bridgerton Set for Young Lady Violet Spin-Off
The limited series will explore how Violet met Edmund and became the Bridgerton matriarch, extending Netflix’s hit franchise after five main seasons.
- 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 is working on a Bridgerton spin-off about the young Violet Bridgerton. The streaming service announced this on Thursday. The upcoming series tells the love story of Violet and her husband Edmund, the parents of the eight children from the original series.
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Netflix and Shondaland have announced a Bridgerton spin-off exploring the love story of a young Violet Bridgerton and her future husband, Viscount Edmund. The announcement comes as production on Season 5, which will focus on Francesca Bridgerton's romance, is underway in London.
Netflix greenlights Bridgerton spin-off about young Lady Violet, Viscount Edmund’s romance
Netflix has confirmed a new limited series set in the Bridgerton universe that will follow the young Lady Violet Bridgerton and her romance with her eventual husband, Viscount Edmund Bridgerton.
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”
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