Netflix Announces Violet-Edmund Bridgerton Prequel

Netflix has ordered a limited Bridgerton prequel about young Lady Violet and her romance with Viscount Edmund, offering a look at the family matriarch’s life before she became the steady presence at the center of the series. Shonda Rhimes and Nicholas Nardini are set to write and co-showrun, with Tom Verica directing and executive producing alongside Betsy Beers. Casting for young Violet has not been announced. The announcement has prompted an enthusiastic response from fans, and the project follows the success of Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story.