We’re all loving Bridgerton right now.
We mean, who isn’t?
And we want to keep that romantic feeling alive. Now we think we have found the perfect show to fill the whole in our life as we wait for more Bridgerton.
My Lady Jane is a new swashbuckling romantasy (romance and fantasy) series set in an alt-fantasy Tudor world.
Yes, a period drama, romance, fantasy. Sure what else could you need?
The synopsis of the show reads: “Inspired by the best-selling book, My Lady Jane is a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey is not beheaded, and neither is her scoundrel of a husband Guildford.
“At the centre of this swashbuckling new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane, who is shocked to be crowned queen and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head)… My Lady Jane is an epic tale of true love and high adventure.”
Irish actor Máiréad Tyers, who stars in Extraordinary on Disney+, will appear in the series as Susanna.
The cast is led by newcomer Emily Bader in the titular role of Jane Grey. Starring opposite her is Edward Bluemel (Killing Eve) as Guildford Dudley.
Jordan Peters (Pirates) plays King Edward. Dominic Cooper (Preacher) plays Lord Seymour, Anna Chancellor (Pennyworth) plays Jane’s mother, Lady Frances Grey, and Rob Brydon (The Trip) plays Lord Dudley, Guildford’s father. Jim Broadbent (The Duke) plays the Duke of Leicester, Jane’s uncle.
Henry Ashton (Outlander) plays Guildford’s brother, Stan, and Isabella Brownson (Napoleon) and Robyn Betteridge (Wheel of Time) play Jane’s sisters. Kate O’Flynn (Landscapers) and Abbie Hern (Enola Holmes 2) portray the King’s sisters, Princess Mary and Princess Bess, respectively.
My Lady Jane will premiere on Prime Video on Thursday, 27th June