{"id":18177,"date":"2022-07-08T12:06:22","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T10:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1678095"},"modified":"2022-07-08T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T10:30:13","slug":"bridgerton-author-announces-new-queen-charlotte-prequel-novel","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bridgerton-author-announces-new-queen-charlotte-prequel-novel\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridgerton author announces new Queen Charlotte prequel novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 08 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Bridgerton author Julia Quinn has announced that she\u2019s teaming up with Shonda Rhimes to write a new prequel novel about <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-queen-charlotte-spin-off-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Queen Charlotte<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The writer, whose Bridgerton <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/bridgerton-books-in-order\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">book series<\/a>\u00a0inspired <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/netflix\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Netflix<\/a>\u2018s successful period drama, wrote on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Cft1eB9rVDg\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> that the new novel will be \u201cbased on the upcoming Queen Charlotte Bridgerton spin-off\u201d and is set to release alongside the show.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Netflix confirmed that Queen Charlotte, who is played by Golda Rosheuvel, will be the star of her own spin-off, following the first monarch of colour in the UK as a young woman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Golda-Rosheuvel-plays-Queen-Charlotte-in-Bridgerton-a8f7563.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Golda-Rosheuvel-plays-Queen-Charlotte-in-Bridgerton-a8f7563.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2020\/12\/Golda-Rosheuvel-plays-Queen-Charlotte-in-Bridgerton-a8f7563.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Golda Rosheuvel as Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Netflix<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>India Amarteifio is set to star as a younger version of Queen Charlotte, while the spin-off will also feature Lady Danbury, King George III and Violet Bridgerton as a young woman.<\/p>\n<p>The upcoming prequel will follow Queen Charlotte as she marries King George, with their love story sparking a major shift in Ton society.<\/p> <p>In a statement to <a href=\"\/\/deadline.com\/2022\/07\/bridgerton-prequel-novel-queen-charlotte-julia-quinn-shonda-rhimes-1235059965\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Deadline<\/a>, Shonda Rhimes \u2013 who is a producer on Bridgerton \u2013 said: \u201cQueen Charlotte has been such a moving character to write and now having the opportunity to work with Julia to adapt this story into a book is such an exciting opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can\u2019t wait for fans of this universe to read the story of a character that has resonated so deeply with our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> has reached out to Shonda Rhimes for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bridgerton seasons 1 and 2 are available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.netflix.com\/title\/80232398&quot;\" 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