“It’s great to have social commentary on topics that are that are prevalent right now.”Įspecially since the real Queen Charlotte’s ancestry has been a topic of discussion, Mylchreest added that “as an actor, it’s amazing to be a part of something that is going to create a world in which there’s logical, grounded, natural, realistic reasons for the casting and that, outside of the world of the show, creates such positive representation.” “The reason why Bridgerton is so beautiful is because we explore all these topics,” Amarteifio said. And the second season subtly alluded to race and cultural differences between the partners played by Jonathan Bailey and Simone Ashley through things like showcasing a Hindi wedding ceremony, Queen Charlotte hits the issue head-on.ĭuring the first episode of this prequel, Michelle Fairley’s Princess Augusta and her advisors discuss the concept of The Great Experiment - that they’ve brokered a deal for a woman of a different race to marry her beloved son, George ( Corey Mylchreest).

The first season of Bridgerton made headlines for its color-blind casting of romantic leads played by Regé-Jean Page and Phoebe Dynevor. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story star India Amarteifio (Photo by Liam Daniel/Netflix)

The Queen Charlotte star, as well as other actors, talked to Rotten Tomatoes about these and other key issues (including the “Boinkerton” factor) of their new series. As already seen in Bridgerton, which is set a generation or so after the new series, Charlotte ( Golda Rosheuvel) is content in her reign, George ( James Fleet) struggles with mental health issues.Īnd, while Meghan famously opened up in a 2021 interview with Oprah Winfrey about the racism she experienced while living among the royal family, this new series stars mixed-race actress India Amarteifio as a young Charlotte (Rosheuvel, who identifies as biracial, appears in flash-forwards in Queen Charlotte).Īmarteifio chalked these similarities up to a “timing thing,” but “the fact that we’re still having the same conversations hundreds of years later it just shows how far we’ve got to come,” she told Rotten Tomatoes.

Harry discussed his agoraphobia in his memoir, Spare, which was released earlier this year. There are other comparisons between the two reigns as well. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story stars India Amarteifio and Corey Mylchreest (Photo by Liam Daniel/Netflix)

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