Netflix Orders Bridgerton Spinoff on Young Lady Violet — SkimNews
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- Netflix ordered a new limited series spinoff in the Bridgerton universe focused on a young Lady Violet, with Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini attached as showrunners, writers, and executive producers.
- The series, currently called the "untitled Bridgerton project," will follow a rollout pattern similar to "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story" and chronicle Lady Violet's early life and romance with Viscount Edmund Bridgerton.
- Tom Verica — whose credits include Bridgerton, Queen Charlotte, Grey's Anatomy, and Scandal — is set to direct and executive produce, with longtime Shondaland partner Betsy Beers also executive producing.
- Ruth Gemmell plays Lady Violet in the original Bridgerton while Connie Jenkins-Greig portrayed teenage Violet Ledger in "Queen Charlotte"; it's unclear whether Jenkins-Greig will reprise the role.
- Bridgerton Season 5 is currently in production in London, focusing on Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd) and Michaela Stirling (Masali Baduza), after Season 4 debuted at No. 1 on Netflix's Global English TV list.
Why it matters: This expands Netflix's top-performing Regency franchise backward in time, giving the streamer a prequel vehicle built around a maternal fan-favorite while keeping production capacity pointed at Season 5 — currently filming in London — with the franchise still commanding the No. 1 global English TV slot on Netflix.
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