Bridgerton's “Queen Charlotte” Episode Titles & Runtime Guide
The wait is almost over! It’s been approximately seven hundred and sixty years since Bridgerton Season 2 dropped, which is an awfully long time to find out whether Colin’s hairstyles will ever improve.
We do have to wait a little longer for Season 3, possibly because everyone who loves Regency period dramas has been cursed by an evil sea witch.
But – joy of joys – the Bridgerton prequel is on its way!
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will drop its first season on May 4, 2023. The series was directed entirely by Tom Verica, with Shonda Rhimes writing or co-writing five of the six episodes. We don’t know much yet about the individual installments aside from their titles and run times:
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Episode 1 – “Queen to Be” (Runtime: 53 minutes)
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Episode 2 – “Honeymoon Bliss” (Runtime: 60 minutes)
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Episode 3 – “Even Days” (Runtime: 54 minutes)
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Episode 4 – “Holding the King” (Runtime: 60 minutes)
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Episode 5 – “Gardens in Bloom” (Runtime: 60 minutes)
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Episode 6 – “Crown Jewels” (Runtime: 60 minutes)
So, what do we know?
Well, we know that Queen Charlotte features a number of familiar Bridgerton faces. Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel), Lady Danbury (Adjoa Andoh), and Violet Bridgerton (Ruth Gemmell) all play a major part in the season, though it is their younger selves on whom the plot focuses.
That means that younger actresses are picking up the baton for the three wise matriarchs of the ton: India Amarteifio (Line of Duty) will portray a youthful Queen Charlotte, newcomer Arsema Thomas takes on the mantle of Lady Danbury, and Connie Jenkins-Greig becomes the as-yet unwed Violet Bridgerton.
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is the tale of the epic love between Charlotte and King George, a romance that we know to be overshadowed by his faltering mental state in Bridgerton.
Nevertheless, early trailers indicate a beautiful love story is in store for the young royals.
While the pre-Bridgerton Charlotte has yet to adopt her iconic habit of wearing wigs the size of the Eiffel Tower, she seems to already be a force to be reckoned with, taking the English court by storm and challenging her status as a young woman of color who has been parachuted into the palace as a baby-making machine.
From the looks of it, we’re also in for the usual Bridgerton treats – dazzling costumes, court gossip, soft-focus bedroom mushiness, and Queen Charlotte (both the younger and older versions) being an absolute treasure trove of sass.