‘Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story’ stars to grace SA premiere

The cast of the Bridgerton prequel — Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story are set to grace South Africa for the premiere event on 16 April.

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‘QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY’ CAST TO GRACE SA PREMIERE

Netflix is hosting an exclusive premiere event in South Africa on 16 April 2023 to launch Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. 

The series, written and produced by Shonda Rhimes, is a prequel spin-off of Bridgerton. The prequel will look at the life of Queen Charlotte – a fan favourite character portrayed by accomplished Guyanese-British actress Golda Rosheuvel.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story features the origin stories of much-beloved characters, including Lady Danbury (a role reprised by Andjoa Andoh). The young Lady Danbury is played by breakout star Arsema Thomas, a thespian with roots in Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa. 

Rosheuvel and Thomas will be in good company as the high-society Bridgerton-themed event will be attended by Nigerian, Tanzanian, Kenyan and South African personalities, actors, and influencers. 

The premiere event in South Africa is part of the global celebrations ushering in the six-part series set to launch on Netflix on 4 May.

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‘QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY’

Netflix and Shondaland previously announced the premiere date for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story — 4 May. The Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of the queen’s rise and love story.

“Centered on Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power, this Bridgerton-verse prequel tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift, creating the world of the Ton inherited by the characters in Bridgerton,” reads the logline of the series.

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WATCH THE TRAILER HERE

Netflix and Shondaland released the trailer for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on 23 March. The almost-three minute trailer takes viewers back to day Queen Charlotte met her king – George for the first time and their love story.

However, it seems King George may have a few secrets. Take a look…

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WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

Take a look at some of the images from the upcoming series…

BEHIND THE SCENES

• Format: Limited Series 
• Showrunner/Executive Producer/Writer: Shonda Rhimes
• Director/Executive Producer: Tom Verica
• Executive Producer: Betsy Beers

THE CAST

• The following cast members will reprise their roles:
• Golda Rosheuvel (Queen Charlotte)
• Adjoa Andoh (Lady Agatha Danbury) 
• Ruth Gemmell (Lady Violet Bridgerton) reprise their roles from Bridgerton in this series. 

The cast will also include:

• India Amarteifio (Line of Duty) plays Young Queen Charlotte
• Michelle Fairley (Gangs of London) plays Princess Augusta
• Corey Mylchreest (The Sandman) plays Young King George
• Arsema Thomas (television debut) plays Young Agatha Danbury
• Rounding out the cast are Sam Clemmett (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child – West End and Broadway, The War Below) as Young Brimsley
• Freddie Dennis (The Nevers ) as Reynolds
• Richard Cunningham (The Witcher) as Lord Bute
• Tunji Kasim (Nancy Drew) as Adolphus
• Rob Maloney (Casualty) as the Royal Doctor
• Cyril Nri (Cucumber) as Lord Danbury
• Hugh Sachs (Bridgerton Seasons 1 & 2) as Brimsley (older).

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