The Untold Story of Queen Charlotte: The Most Gritty and Inspiring Role Yet
A Bridgerton Story is a delightful romp filled with swooning romance, steamy sex scenes, and some light politicking. The series is framed by scenes of the mature Queen Charlotte facing royal pressure to marry off at least one of her 13 children to produce an heir. It’s that pressure that sparks the queen to consider her youth
Queen Charlotte drama limited series created by Shonda Rhimes for Netflix. It is a prequel spin-off of the Netflix series Bridgerton, and will focus on young Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power. The series premiered on May 4, 2023, and consists of six episodes
QUEEN CHARLOTTE TASTEFUL OUTRAGEOUS SEX SCENES
the most outrageous sex scene in Queen Charlotte comes from a subplot about a familiar side character.
Queen Charlotte also follows the early days of the confident and sharp-tongued Lady Agatha Danbury. In Bridgerton, she’s played by Adjoa Andoh. In Queen Charlotte, the younger version of the character is played by Arsema Thomas.
She’s trapped in a loveless marriage to a much older man, Lord Danbury (Cyril Nri). Several scenes show her just lying there, not enjoying the act.
In the third episode of Queen Charlotte, a sex scene between them begins as business as usual he’s going to town while she looks bored and uncomfortable. He’s also doing the deed from behind, so she can’t see him.
When he stops abruptly, a confused Agatha pauses and asks, “My Lord? My Lord, have you … finished?”
There’s a loud “thud” sound, and Agatha turns around to discover that he’s keeled over, dead
There’s plenty of other steamy parts in Queen Charlotte, including a bathtub romp and some LGBTQ scenes between two male servants.
The series in itself is like a different beast,” says Corey Mylchreest, who portrays young King George III in the Netflix drama. “It feels like ‘Bridgerton’ but it has maybe darker moments to it.
The story of Queen Charlotte and King George III was briefly touched on in Season 2 of “Bridgerton,” but this prequel dives in to the origin story of a young Charlotte (India Amarteifio) as she embarks on her arranged marriage to a young King George. Charlotte’s fearlessness — especially as a Black woman marrying the King of England — changes the country, under the auspices of what the show calls “The Great Experiment.”
Meanwhile, her husband spends most of his time in hiding due to an unidentified mental illness. In real life, King George III was never specifically diagnosed. He suffers from manic symptoms including hallucinations and both physical and emotional pain.
“As a show, we don’t diagnose him, but as an actor, I simply had to make a decision. Otherwise, the work is going to be nonspecific, and it can be offensive. I did a lot of research and I had an idea of what it was, learning about his childhood and how that can affect stuff,” says Mylchreest.
He worked closely with director Tom Verica, and spoke with a specialist about George’s affliction — about what triggers certain behavior, when and why.
“It’s a gift as an actor, because it’s such a challenge but it doesn’t afford you anything other than permission to go 100%. If you don’t commit fully, then you’re going to almost offend the honor of the character both that Shonda has written, and the real guy that I fell in love with when I did my research,” Mylchreest says. “It’s a man who is dealing with the subsequent shame and self-hatred that comes as a result of that affliction.”
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