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Netflix and Shondaland are allowing us the opportunity to go deeper into the Bridgerverse and learn how one of the most beloved Bridgerton characters became the Queen.

The spin-off series, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story has a premiere date and a new teaser trailer to get our hearts racing and excitement wagging.

Gracing the screen of this original Shonda Rhimes-penned series is India Amarteifio sitting on the throne as young Queen Charlotte, while King George, who we have only ever known as a senile bed-ridden man, will be played by hottie Corey Mylchreest.

Sam Clemmett will star as the young Brimsley, Queen Charlotte’s devoted secretary, whom we’ve already met in the original Bridgerton series.

This new series will also bring new backstories to familiar faces like Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh) and Lady Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell).

A brand-new character in the Bridgerverse is Princess Augusta, King George’s mother, played by Game of Thrones alum Michelle Fairley:

Augusta, a formidable and frank woman, has a lot on her plate. She’s desperate to secure her family’s place in line for the throne, and so often reminds her son of this that their relationship is strained.

Naturally, race plays its part:

“[This show helps] to explain the situation of how Bridgerton is even able to be — people are living in a very stratified world where everybody has their labels, and because of that, where your societal role as a Black person is,” Arsema Thomas, who plays the young Lady Danbury, explains about the world we enter into with Queen Charlotte. “Seeing a world where everything was so different, race-wise [in Bridgerton], I needed to know why and how this happens. Queen Charlotte does a really good job of explaining how that happens.”

Alright, so the premiere date is May 4 on Netflix.

Enjoy the teaser trailer in the meantime:

Exciting stuff.

[source:shondaland]